George Young
George worked on the railways for 50 years, starting at Aberdeen in 1945.
George Young joined the LNER at Aberdeen in 1945, as a lad messenger. He later worked as an apprentice fitter at Aberdeen Ferryhill train depot and Inverurie Loco Works, before becoming a steam locomotive fitter at Dundee and elswhere.
After a spell as Mechanical Foreman at Dundee, he retired in 1995.
D40 No.62276 Andrew Bain at Kittybrewster, 1952. Credit: A. G. Forsyth / Initial Photographs.
Extract 1: Working with steam locos at Kittybrewster engine shed, Aberdeen. 1:13
Extract 2: Finishing his apprenticeship. 1:22
V2 No.60824 at Ferryhill. Credit: Gresley Society.
Extract 3: Distinctions between LNER and LMS at Aberdeen. 1:14
Perth Black 5 No.44979 at Aviemore Shed, circa 1952. Credit: Gresley Society.
Extract 4: Attitudes among LNER and LMS staff at Stirling. 3:16
Extract 5: Lines of demarcation at Blair Atholl engine shed. 3:35
Class 25 No.D5131 at Inverness. Credit: Gresley Society.
Extract 6: Dieselisation at Aberdeen. 2:05
Extract 7: Diesels at Dundee. 1:43