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The Hop Picker Special


Sunday 4th September 2005
  This  video clip shows a very rare event. So rare that I have never witnessed it before. It is the sight of a steam train passing through Catford Bridge station.

 The event was part of a special rail tour called "The Hop Picker Special" which aimed to recreate a common sight from the past when hundreds of Londoners could have a cheap working holiday by going hop picking.





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