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Title: Southall Station 1963 Post by: Marlburian on March 31, 2021, 09:06:37 Glimpse in "The Hi-Jackers" from 24.13:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=698405534040191 (https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=698405534040191) Then & Now on Reelstreets (https://www.reelstreets.com/films/hi-jackers-the/) The roads where the hi-jacks took place do look remarkably deserted, even for 1963! When the duo board the train, one of the real passengers looks at the camera and appears to wonder what is going on. Depending on which inflation calculator one uses, £20K in 1963 (the value of the first hi-jacked cargo) would be worth £360K or £420K today. This page is printed from the "Coffee Shop" forum at http://gwr.passenger.chat which is provided by a customer of Great Western Railway. Views expressed are those of the individual posters concerned. Visit www.gwr.com for the official Great Western Railway website. Please contact the administrators of this site if you feel that content provided contravenes our posting rules ( see http://railcustomer.info/1761 ). The forum is hosted by Well House Consultants - http://www.wellho.net |