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BR Footplate Crew Uniforms - Greg Brookes Collection
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Now for something different - I thought I'd share my collection of British Railways
uniforms and caps as worn by the footplate crew. Starting off, this is a Driver's
Serge jacket issued from the 1950s onwards.
A Driver's lightweight diesel jacket - 1959 onwards.
A winter Driver's waistcoat C1959 on.
Green Driver's coat to go with the waistcoat 1959.
1950s steam footplate crew jacket.
Driver & Second Man lightweight jacket from 1965 onwards.
Driver's jacket from 1967 onwards - silver buttons for a Second Man, gold for Driver.
1960s Driver & Second Man Girtex mackintosh.
Drivers overcoat 1968 - buttons could be gold, silver, or later on black.
Driver's bag C1967 onwards.
Guard's bag C1967 onwards, with lamp bracket.
Driver & FireMan grease top cap from 1948 onwards.
Motorman & Diesel Driver cap, issued from the late 1950s.
Leatherette trial in 1965, at just a small selection of depots.
Another Leatherette trial cap from 1965 / 1966.
Driver cap issued from 1966 onwards.
1968 corporate Second Man cap with silver badge.
