BanburyToWoodfordHalse1963MP4

8mm cine film taken by the late Cyril Thomas, who was a Didcot Guard. During the Big Freeze in 1963.

Didcot driver, Bill Warr and his Fireman, M. Philips are seen preparing their train at Didcot Goods Yard for the trip to Woodford Halse, up on the old GCR, which went via Oxford, Banbury and Woodford Halse and return.

Cyril Thomas came up from South Wales in the latter 40's. When he died his family dumped all his film equipment and Film in the Dustbin. Luckily I was able to retrieve his films and have converted some to digital.

In those days you couldn't be seen by Inspectors and/or Signalmen to be filming from a loco or guards van, therefore some of the most interesting spots on the route were missed out.I would lovebto have seen Culworth signalbox and junction on this film.