Atholl Swanson, who has been
looking after us all at Alnmouth Station for many years retired this summer
after 50 years of service to the railway industry.
His loyalty as a railway supervisor has been rewarded by receiving an MBE
for services to transport!
For more: see article in
the Northumberland Gazette
Surprise
send-off for rail stalwart from the Journal Jul 11 2007.
by Audrey Forbes:
" A dedicated Northumberland station
supervisor was honoured with a surprise presentation by commuters to mark
the end of his 50-year career on the railways.
Atholl Swanston was taken aback when
commuters on the 5.31pm train from Newcastle to his station Alnmouth
stopped off to pay a touching tribute to him ahead of his retirement.
Over 70 people gathered on the platform
yesterday including the Alnmouth Rail User Group, and Alnmouth residents
and schoolchildren, to give the 64-year-old a fitting send-off.
Mr Swanston had no idea of the planned
tribute, despite flyers being circulated around the station and on
northbound and southbound trains."
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