Resurrection of the Potts Line.

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Fantastic - any idea of the year? R-
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Circa 1955 that picture Roger, he served the line for 49yrs, 24yrs as Station master until its closure in 1960.
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I have a similar picture, no idea where it is, of one of my uncles at Taplow station where he worked for many years. They always looked so smart.
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They did have pride in there job back then Brian, i remember his shirt collars all hanging on the line.
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Luckily i have 100s of photos of the S and M Potts line to help with the build, looking through some today for details, heres a couple.
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Two family members in the fire brigade .
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Superb.
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brian1951 wrote: Fri Sep 27, 2019 12:08 pm Luckily i have 100s of photos of the S and M Potts line to help with the build, looking through some today for details, heres a couple.
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Two family members in the fire brigade .
Great photo (bottom) for the detailers among us. Thanks for sharing Brian, nostalgia reigns supreme :D
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Indeed Terry, the coach in these pictures will be fun to build,
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I think its a five compartment coach, if anyone knows anything about it, please let me know ie. colour etc. although it has no paint left by the looks of it. :)
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Thanks Brian - a real family treasure chest there. R-
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Main shell build continues
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