Great Northern Railway booking office notice

Booking office notice. Sign reads: 'Great Northern Railway. The Booking Offices at the stations of the Great Northern Railway will be open for the issue of tickets fifteen minutes before the departure of each train. Kings Cross, February 1887, Henry Oakley, General Manager'. White text on blue metal background. From Woodhall Junction.

The railways were bound by rules and these helped keep workers and passengers safe. Signs declared what was allowed, and what would happen if rules were broken. Some of the warning notices are very long and required a good level of literacy to read and apply.