Volunteer John Giles said he joined Severn Valley Railway after his parents thwarted a train-driving career.
A volunteer railway engine driver with Severn Valley Railway is retiring after more than 50 yearsHis highlights include driving the famous Flying Scotsman locomotiveBBC News, West MidlandsA volunteer for a heritage railway who has retired from driving its locomotives says it has been a "brilliant" part of his life.
John Giles, from Stourport-on-Severn, Worcestershire, started helping at Severn Valley Railway in 1969 alongside his day job as an engineer."That's an honour. It's been brilliant really," he said.Image caption,SVR runs a line between Kidderminster in Worcestershire and Bridgnorth in Shropshire and attracts 250,000 passengers a year.
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