First weekend of Birmingham Christmas Markets to be hit by rail strikes
Tomorrow and throughout the weekend, passengers across the West Midlands are set to suffer significant disruption due to industrial action.
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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