Great Central Railway

Great Central Railway. Certificate of merit awarded to Ticket Collector W E Johnson for saving life at the risk of his own whilst in the performance of his duty on 12 November 1906. Printed by Henry Blacklock & Co. Ltd, Manchester. c300 x 230mm. (This certificate is believed to refer to an occasion when a man stumbled in front of the approaching Continental Boat express at either Worksop or in the Manchester area and was dragged clear by Ticket Collector Johnson).