Hi Keith
Found this absolute gem on Flickr. I have Syd Young's permission to use it on the CRS website. Just look at everything going on! 25080 calls at Hayle 4th September 1979.
The station is double manned at this time, so it must be just after the box has closed after the Wharves trip - say 14.30. Cyril Hawes is stood in the Ticket Office doorway, and it looks like Bill Stains on the Up platform in the light blue dust coat, receiving the flowers! The train is a general assortment including a milk tank, oil tanks and box vans on the rear. A true delight.
I'd love to know more about the flowers though! Best wishes Craig Munday
Thank you to Craig for finding it and a special thanks to Syd Young for permission to share this gem with the the world.
Found this absolute gem on Flickr. I have Syd Young's permission to use it on the CRS website. Just look at everything going on! 25080 calls at Hayle 4th September 1979.
The station is double manned at this time, so it must be just after the box has closed after the Wharves trip - say 14.30. Cyril Hawes is stood in the Ticket Office doorway, and it looks like Bill Stains on the Up platform in the light blue dust coat, receiving the flowers! The train is a general assortment including a milk tank, oil tanks and box vans on the rear. A true delight.
I'd love to know more about the flowers though! Best wishes Craig Munday
Thank you to Craig for finding it and a special thanks to Syd Young for permission to share this gem with the the world.
What a gem. They say a picture is worth a thousand words and how true in the case of this scene. We even have the date - 4th September 1979. Copyright Syd Young