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    Memories of Ilford, Stratford and much more

    Mar 15, 2022 3 minutes
    Phil Ralls, Pershore, Worcs

    STAR LETTER

    I WAS fascinated by Geoff Courtney’s review in issue 287 of the book Thompson’s B1s, especially his memories of trainspotting at Ilford and its environs in the 1950s. At the age of 16 in 1960 I became a junior clerk in the stationmaster’s office at Ilford. At that time Norwich had gone over to mainly the D200 or D5500 diesels and the ‘Brits’ were used on the Clacton interval service trains, including

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