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Discussion in 'Heritage Railways & Centres in the UK' started by leem, Dec 22, 2014.

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    I have just finished a book about a signaller on the carlisle to settle line. It is called pennine poacher, and its about a signalman by the name of richard fawcett, and his poaching exploits on the railway with his railway mates, it is a really good book and i'm sorry its finished, has anyone else got knowledge of any other literature about this man? is he still alive?
     
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    46223 Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    I think he also wrote 'Ganger, Guard, Signalman'.
     
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    nanstallon Part of the furniture

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    Also a good read - as is virtually any literature about the Settle and Carlisle line.

    John
     
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    yes i just found it on the link the chap abouve gave me, deffinatly ordering a copy, im from a railway family, so was brought up on these sorts of stories.
     
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