South Western Railway to run limited services on 16 and 18 March
South Western Railway (SWR) train services on Thursday, 16th and Saturday, 18th March because of industrial action by the RMT union.
Author: Roger Smith
I have had a life-long interest in railways, growing up just a few yards from the complex of sidings at Gloucester docks. My interest continued when I left school and joined the signal department of British Railways.
I am a published author and a a proof-reader for the Railway Correspondence and Travel Society's society’s monthly magazine, the Railway Observer.
I am also a keen photographer, and have had a number of railway photographs published in monthly magazines and books.
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