The classic book by F B Head, "Stokers and Pokers" has quite a bit to
describe various types of work on the railway, including porters in
various departments, including goods and parcels at the early period
when it was first published - 1849. My copy is the D&C reprint of
1968.
Peter Robinson
Hon. President and Archivist
Cumbrian Railways Association
Cumbria's railway history group since 1976
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website: www.cumbrian-rail.org
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