A photograph of the driver of a steam locomotive leaning out of his cab, taken by Tomlin for the Daily Herald newspaper on 30 January, 1940. Driver Mr Bailey stands in the cab of a London Midland Scottish express train.This photograph is one of a series taken to illustrate a Dudley Barker feature story on workers in wartime.
A photograph of the driver of a steam locomotive leaning out of his cab, taken in January 1940 by Tomlin for the Daily Herald.
Driver Mr Bailey stands in the cab of a London Midland and Scottish express train. During the second world war, railway work was classed as a 'Reserved Occupation' - vital to the national economy and reserving workers for railway, rather than frontline duty. This photograph is one of a series taken to illustrate a Dudley Barker feature story on workers in wartime.
Details
- Category:
- Photographs
- Collection:
- Daily Herald Archive
- Object Number:
- 1983-5236/H09148
- Materials:
- paper
- type:
- gelatin silver print and photograph
- copyright:
- National Science and Media Museum
