Knowing that there would be a sweet sherry or two involved in the proceedings, I caught the train from Exeter to Paignton, which pulled in right next to the Dartmouth Steam Train station. Here, I met some of the drivers, the firemen - including Colin Harmes, who fired that first train - as well as café, booking and office staff who worked there when it first opened. The cast of 1973! Naturally, there were a few VIPS keen not to miss this historic day.
Among them the daughters of Bob Saunders, who founded the DVR Company in the 1960s with the help of John Evans, Rowena Houghton and Sue Johnston. Television railway historian Tim Dunn was there with his father Richard, MP Kevin Foster, and a very colourful Lady Judy - the wife of former chairman, the late Sir William McAlpine - and the current chairman, David Allan.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة May 29, 2023 من The Herald.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 8500 مجلة وصحيفة.
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