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Re: Tait Trains

Well I spose I had the advantage (when, remembering this fact) the only
times I caught Taits was from Birth till 5.  So a bit of that time was in
a pusher.


: > : No way - just try getting on board with a pram or a wheelchair.
: >
: > How many wheelchairs were around then catching trains, they didn't even
: > make ramps for the train till the late 1980's.  Besides the large guards
: > doors/compartment had room for prams.

: Yes Chris, prams etc always went in the guard's van. You note the difficulty of
: putting prams in them, don't forget a lot of people didn't try to take prams by
: train and foldup types were around. I recall when our family went anywhere by
: train the pram was folded and placed in the guard's van. And wide door suburban
: cars were not around to compare them with except BT201 but it was rare if it
: turned up on the train you were catching.

: David.


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Chris Gordon
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