| | Roland Ruffell began his railway career in 1942 when, just over 15 years old, he joined the LNER as a cleaner at Hornsey depot in North London. He was passed for firing duties the following year, became a regular fireman in 1945, and transferred to King's Cross ‘Top Shed' in 1948, the year of the ‘Locomotive Exchanges', in which his father, a Top Shed fireman, was involved. Roland was passed for driving duties in 1956, and became a regular driver in 1958. He always carried a camera with him, so this story of footplate life until retirement in 1990 is supported by many unique personal photographs. Contents:
- Introduction
- 1 – Firing at Hornsey
- 2 – Top Shed and the Met Link
- 3 – Through the links at Top Shed
- 4 – Top Link and The Elizabethan
- 5 – A Driver at Last
- 6 – Hertford East
- 7 – A Time of Change
- Postscript
- Appendix: Locos, lines and depots encountered, 1942-90
- Index
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