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it is wonderful the amount of Traffic & the number of Men employed loading Trucks for up the line, this goes on continuous day & night to keep the Troops supplied, after reaching & leaving our Train in the Yard we came back gradually after numerous delays owing to the Heavy Traffic, & arrived in the Main Yard where my Driver was instructed to report down at Outreau Depot for instructions & The other Eng was to run light to their Depot at Marquise, after several more delays we reported at the Depot, & as my Driver's Depot was Calais, he was instructed to prepare his Engine to work a special to Marquise leaving it there & running light to Calais, after cleaning his fire & taking Water & Oiling up we went out at 7 Pm & up into Boulogne Yard for our Train, I obtained permission from the Sergeant in charge of the Depot to go with the Engine to Calais as I had not previous been over it before. Our Train was not ready, so we had to wait & by the time all was ready & we were away it was Midnight, & very dark. I had been on duty for 18½ & I was beginning to feel a bit tired, but as I was anxious to see the road to Calais I did not mind. After leaving the Yard, we crossed over a fine Steel Bridge