Mike and Gordon recall the role of the Railway Orphanages. The rail industry hasn’t always been the pioneers of safety they are today. In times gone by, the accident rate in the rail industry was much higher and accidents often very severe.
The Railway Orphanages were set up to support and care for the children of railway workers were killed in the process of their days work. Arthur Churchill was one of the railway orphans, like his father before him, Arthur became a career railway man. His son, Gordon recalls his memories of his dad’s career and the stories he told him of time in the orphanage.