Generations: celebrating 50 years of Caribbean recruitment
Generations: celebrating 50 years of Caribbean recruitment
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48<br />
Canteen Queen<br />
We would have a big<br />
ceremony in a gigantic hall<br />
with hundreds <strong>of</strong> balloons,<br />
and all the London<br />
Transport bosses would<br />
judge. At the end <strong>of</strong> the<br />
night, the winner would get<br />
her sash, a tiara, and a<br />
prize. I always did want to<br />
be Canteen Queen.<br />
Sybil Campbell<br />
Retired catering assistant<br />
for TfL 1962 -1992.<br />
The Route Controller<br />
He stands in the midst <strong>of</strong><br />
channelled confusion, the<br />
wind in his hair, swift<br />
vehicles rushing past him<br />
on all sides, feet planted<br />
firm against concrete.<br />
He is the centre <strong>of</strong> his<br />
world. Around him, bodies<br />
and wheels turn in noisy<br />
revolutions, a ceaseless<br />
motion which has<br />
become the very rhythm<br />
he dances to.<br />
Vince Leacock<br />
Service controller, 267 bus<br />
route 1962 - present.<br />
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