Sydney R Jones with colleagues at Heswall Mills Station"

Heswall Mills Station, Heswall

1935

My uncle Sydney started work at Rhosddu on the Great Western locomotives.

This was taken at Heswall Mills Station, on the L.N.E.R., where he then went to work. He then moved east, then to Woodhead Station, Manchester - Sheffield/ Woodhead Tunnell line, L.N.E.R., then British Rail. Then he was transferred to London Transport.

Later he became station master at various stations, including Heswall Hills, moving to Woodhead Tunnel with LNER and then British Rail and finally London Transport - surface stations.

Below is a letter of commendation he received as a result of his quick thinking to avert an accident.

LETTER TEXT

London and North Eastern Railway

Marylebone Station

N.W.1

27 May 1931

Dear Sir

Bickershaw Junction Up Starting

signal out of order

The Superintendent (Western Section) having drawn my attention to the service rendered by you on March 24th 1930 we have much pleasure in conveying an expression of the Company's appreciation of your conduct on that occasion, and have the further pleasure to hand you the sum of ten shillings being an award from the "Sir Edward Watkin "Special Award" fund"

We are

Yours truly

Etc. Trustees

Mr C. Connah

West Leigh and Bedford.

Author: Jones, Cleveland

Sydney R Jones with colleagues at Heswall Mills Station"

Heswall Mills Station, Heswall

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