British Railways Promotional Pamphlet - The Feltham Yard - 1950s

I'm not entirely sure why this leaflet was produced, however I have seen a number of them through the years giving information on a range of British Railways facilities. This one is on the Feltham Marshalling Yard which was finished by the London and South Western Railway in 1921. While there is no date on it, from the propensity of small wagons and the steam locomotive pictured on the rear cover, I can only assume that it was issued in the 1950s. This little leaflet gives a range of details regarding the yard, such as its size, it operation and the number of train departures and arrivals. For more information on the Feltham Marshalling Yard, please have a look at my latest Blog post on the main 'Turnip Rail' website HERE.

British Railways - Traffic and General Staff Paybill - 1957

This is actually a composite picture of two scans. Hence the discrepancy in the image at its bottom. It details the pay arrangements of three individuals based at Mirfield Station which was was located in the North Eastern Region of BR, it being built originally by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. The document shows the individual's rates of pay, their hours, grades and their overtime in January 1957. On the sheet is Mr L. Clegg, who was a grade 4 clerk earning £482 per annum. However, on a later paybill I have from October 1958, it shows that Clegg was raised to £521, but remained a Grade 4 clerk. This indicates that within grades their were scales of pay.

Handbook for Railway Steam Locomotive Firemen - 1957

I'm afraid that it would be impossible for me to do complete justice to this book on this site as it is 194 pages long and containing many images and diagrams of parts of locomotives. It is, however, interesting because it basically describes the operation of Britain's last generation of steam locomotives. Further, it would have been issued to Britain's last generation of Steam Engine drivers, as by this time the first moves were being made towards modernisation. Thus, it is one of the last paper relics from the era of steam. It does, however, show how far steam engine technology had developed up until that point.