Railways Remembered: The Western Region 1962-1972 The Blake Paterson CollectionRailways Remembered: The Western Region 1962 1972 The Blake Paterson Collection 22. 50 Blake Paterson was both a career railwayman and a railway enthusiast who worked for the Western Region, based at Paddington and Reading. He was also a passionate and very accomplished photographer. Aware of the great changes to the railway network which were underway, even before the publication of Dr Beechings notorious report, he resolved to record as much of the