Railway mystery -- RedRoger needed!

[mazi]

You could post your clip on the handwriting board for a second opinion, a serious autobiography by a railwayman based at Derby in the 1920s, suggests the only female on the Midland Railway outside staff was the inspector of the ladies facilities on their stations.

Mike

[Treetotal]

You might to ask Redroger and PM him to take a look for you here:

www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=72813

Carol

[barryd]

From the Internet.
Must be referring to a British or associated country's railway system. Not American.

Sub-order 1.—Railway Workers 704.—Shunters, Pointsmen, and Level Crossing Men. Back to List of Occupational Codes. assistant district traffic foreman ... point holder a pointsman q.v., working in yards or sidings, who holds back, by moving hand levers, "spring-points," (points which have no locking levers) releasing them when rolling stock ...

[barryd]

More on 704

http://doot.spub.co.uk/code.php?value=704

[Helena_Wojtczak]

yep.... mazi explained earlier what the title meant.

point holder
a pointsman q.v., working in yards or sidings, who holds back, by moving hand levers, "spring-points," (points which have no locking levers) releasing them when rolling stock being shunted has passed.

thanks for responding though, I appreciate it :-)

[Helena_Wojtczak]

You could post your clip on the handwriting board for a second opinion, a serious autobiography by a railwayman based at Derby in the 1920s, suggests the only female on the Midland Railway outside staff was the inspector of the ladies facilities on their stations.

Mike

He's definitely wrong, Mike, because there were lots of crossing keepers, ladies' waiting room attendants, and clerks in goods offices and stations as well as head offices (but I guess the latter would be called "indoor").

[Treetotal]

I did post a link to Redroger's person profile so that you could send him a message...as the title of your post suggests 
Carol

[Helena_Wojtczak]

I did post a link to Redroger's person profile so that you could send him a message...as the title of your post suggests 
Carol

And I did indeed send him a PM as you suggested.

[Treetotal]

It is always nice to be acknowledged.
Carol