Waiting on the platform
Published on September 10th, 2018
Shunning today's hectic, bustling commuter scenes in favour of nostalgic archive photos of quiet train station platforms of the early part of last century.
Porters and conductors await another arrival of passengers at York Railway Station.
A solitary passenger waits for his train perhaps into London whilst children watch from the footbridge.
Smart, formal Edwardian fashion is seen here on the platform of Romford station in 1908.
Station staff at Heywood station near Manchester c1910. Note the "Gentlemen's Room" along the platform.
A train arrives at Saltaire station, in the shadow of the impressive Salts Mill building.
Railway staff pose for the Frith photographer, taking a short break from their work at Oxford station.
Great Western Railway staff board a train at Swindon in 1843 for their much anticipated annual holiday.
Smiles aplenty on the faces of holidaymakers looking forward to spending time enjoying the Norfolk coast.
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