London Northwestern Railway has announced that Stone Station will be helping to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Royal Air Force.
Members of the local Stone and Stafford branches of the RAF Association will pass over an RAF token as it travels around the country.
The token, which is one of three, arrived in Stone on Sunday 2nd September 2018.
The RAFA is a charity which provides support to all serving and ex-serving RAF personnel and their dependents.
What did the officials say?
Francis Thomas, head of corporate affairs at West Midlands Trains, said:
“It's a milestone year for the RAF, celebrating its 100th anniversary and we're extremely proud to be playing our part. Having the token make part of its journey on our network is a huge privilege and we wish the various RAFA branches the best of luck as they help the token make its journey to Birmingham in November.
Jim Davies, chairman of the RAFA Stone branch, said:
“For one hundred years the men and women of Stone who served in the Royal Air Force would have travelled to and from their units through Stone railway station. It is therefore very appropriate that the RAF100 Token is being taken by rail courtesy of West Midlands Trains. Let us also not forget the hundreds of thousands of the United States 8th Army Air Corps who would also have passed through Stone Railway Station going to and from their Replacement Depot at Yarnfield during World War II.”
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