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Steam man Bob Hart celebrates 60 years working on railways

STEAM traction inspector Bob Hart has just celebrated 60 years working on the footplate, predominantly on steam locomotives.

Bob is now employed by Locomotive Services Limited at Crewe as footplate steam inspector, where a small celebration was held for him.

He started working on November 5, 1962, as a

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