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Sleepers
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Sleepers was released on March 14, 2025 by Stockton & Darlington Railway as a part of the album Passengers & Pioneers
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Release DateMarch 14, 2025
LabelStockton & Darlington Railway
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Samuel Peter Slatcher
Samuel Peter Slatcher
Vocals, Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Samuel Peter Slatcher
Samuel Peter Slatcher
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
John Martindale
John Martindale
Producer

Lyrics

I was born in the footsteps of a railway family
My grandma was a station clerk til 1963
Her father was a joiner and she married a station man
I grew up with the stories of where it all began
Grandma, she's in her 90s now
She recalls with ease
Working for the railways
In the twilight years of steam
The station was a busy place
Seeing parcels on their way
Whenever we sit and natter
I'd always hear her say
You can still see the sleepers
And the stones of the platform
From the very first station
On the very first line
If the stones could tell stories
I wonder what they'd say
The light that they would capture
Of a sacred railway
Tell us another story, like the one about the goat
That turned up at the office, ready to be post
Or the time you let the train slip out of your site
And head o' the crossing and you had quite a fright
The fireman and the guards would often hang around
For the station has its fame, for it's known around this town that
You can still see the sleepers
And the stones of the platform
From the very first station
On the very first line
You can plot it on a family tree
Write biographies
But nothing comes as close
As listening to you speak
Listening to you speak
As winter soon approached, she feared another freeze
For the year before was frightening, with ice upon the trees
Not long after she quit, the station closed for good
Beeching and the cuts, I've never understood
I still use the line, every day I go to work
And when we call by Heighington
I smile as I recall that
You can still see the sleepers
And the stones of the platform
From the very first station
On the very first line
Although it feels forgotten
And its relevance ignored
I can tell you that it's legacy
Will one day be restored
You can still see the sleepers
And the stones of the platform
From the very first station
On the very first public passenger railway line
Written by: Samuel Peter Slatcher
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