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Radio 4,1 min

SeriesSeries 1

'People were friendly but cruelty was there as well'

Three Pounds in My Pocket

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Gurpashad Bance recalls peddling clothes as a teenager in the 1950s after coming to the UK from India with his father who wanted a better life for them both. He worked on the trains 1960s, as can be seen in this photograph.

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