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Hold Tight!
A Sixteen Year Journey from Winchester to Southampton
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Hold Tight!
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Beginnings
Learning
Getting Away
Winchester
Freedom
Southampton
City Transport
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1. Beginnings
2. Learning
3. Getting Away
4. Winchester
5. Freedom
6. Southampton
7. City Transport
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Contents
1. Beginnings
Introduction
Dedication
No son of ours
Wrong number
All change
Sign this, fill that
2. Learning
First day
Getting started
On my own
You with me?
Perks of the job
Winchester fleet
3. Getting Away
Holiday time
Train CB
Luzern
Four cantons
Getting home
4. Winchester
Fare game?
Ten bob fiddler
Back to front
Fareham tales
Baby blues
Winter blues
Double trouble
Bus companies
Get lost
Time to move
5. Freedom
A new start
Bus station
The NBC
Renumbering
Europe à la carte
Favourite places
Touring
6. Southampton
Fans
Smash hits
New money
Eastleigh
Tight squeeze
Romsey
Hythe
Holy city
Docks tours
Fawley and Calshot
Kids and animals
Hot stuff
Police, stop
Flic story
Specials
Just sack me!
Machine wars
Not funny
Borrowed
Demon drink
One for the road
Disputes
7. City Transport
A different world
Portswood
Decisions
Home and away
Shirley routes
Football
Emergencies
Centenary
Driving school
End of the road
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© Bob Mockford
2005
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