MIDLAND & GREAT NORTHERN JOINT RAILWAY TICKETS & OTHER PAPER EPHEMERA
I have decided, either rightly or wrongly, to move all my tickets and other paper artifacts into a separate gallery for those who are interested in that sort thing, thus sparing the feelings of frustration of those more interested in railway architecture and trackside furniture.
A few thoughts on the tickets - at the bottom centre of some is a four digit number, 2554 in the case of Hillington. This an LNER station identification code, denoting the point of origin but not the destination. On the M&GN, the stations were numbered alphabetically, starting with Attlebridge, 2530, and ending with Yarmouth Beach, 2594. This would suggest that tickets with these number are post-1923 whereas those without would predate that. The destination is printed under this number or left blank to be handwritten. I presume that these outward portions were returned to the station of origin or to regional headquarters for accounting purposes and the code numbers enabled staff to sort them more quickly and accurately. I might add that this is all purely guesswork as I have been unable to find any evidence to support this idea.
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Read MoreA few thoughts on the tickets - at the bottom centre of some is a four digit number, 2554 in the case of Hillington. This an LNER station identification code, denoting the point of origin but not the destination. On the M&GN, the stations were numbered alphabetically, starting with Attlebridge, 2530, and ending with Yarmouth Beach, 2594. This would suggest that tickets with these number are post-1923 whereas those without would predate that. The destination is printed under this number or left blank to be handwritten. I presume that these outward portions were returned to the station of origin or to regional headquarters for accounting purposes and the code numbers enabled staff to sort them more quickly and accurately. I might add that this is all purely guesswork as I have been unable to find any evidence to support this idea.
PLEASE NOTE : IMPORTANT MESSAGE : Please be aware that I do not sell copies of ANY of my pictures, DO NOT email copies to viewers or allow re-posting on other sites. Neither do I wish to enter into correspondence with any individual or group regarding my pictures or their captions. All comments reflect my personal opinions and I am not prepared to discuss these with anyone or to spend the rest of my life answering inane questions. I apologise for this disclaimer but I'm afraid it has been forced upon me. I have no wish to offend anyone and I hope you will continue to enjoy my pictures at your leisure.
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BRITISH RAILWAYS HANDBILL - EXCURSION TO YARMOUTH - On Saturday, August 15th, 1950, an Excursion was to be run from, of all places, Grimston Road to Yarmouth Beach, with connections at Melton Constable to/from Cromer. All tickets to be purchased in advance, to allow the right number of carriages to be provided. It was a very circuitous way to reach Yarmouth from Cromer! And how come a return from Cromer Beach was 4s 9d when it was 6s 0d from Holt and 5s 9d from Melton Constable? Sorry it's all a bit squidgy but I couldn't make it fir on my scanner properly.