12 May 1980: First day on the railway

Nottingham Booking Office, 1981. Now that's a proper ticket machine, a Multiprinter - big and bad. Iris Stadnik and Muddassir Nawaz on duty.

W/E 5 September 1981. An 88 hour working week and I would have enjoyed every second. 38 hours ordinary, 38 hours overtime and a 12 hour Sunday.

1982. Paid weekly in cash.

12 October 1983. Promotion to CO2.

The new Nottingham Booking Office, windows 1 to 3, 1983 I think. It's a new office but the ticket machines are vintage. Note the Handiprinters and slug racks, Ultimatics and we still had a nice selection of Edmondson tickets although those nasty pop-up racks aren't a patch on the real thing. It's night turn and I had my tripod with me. The floats are ready for the early turns coming on starting at 06.00. Depending on what time I took these, there may still be a Guard or two to pay in off the last trains from London. My last job later on will be to book the 06.20 London, then home to bed.

July 1984. On to the LDC.

12 December 1984. £6308-24 on No. 2 window and a 10p surplus in booking.