·  LMS  ·  GWR  ·  LNER  ·  Misc  ·  Stations  ·  What's New  ·  Video  ·  Guestbook  ·  About

GWR Route: Banbury to Wolverhampton

Hockley Station: gwrhd733

An internal view of Hockley's Invoicing and Staff Office seen in 1967 just prior to its closure

An internal view of Hockley's Invoicing and Staff Office seen in 1967 just prior to its closure. The office was primarily responsible for the consignment notes for goods collected from traders and used as the basis for preparing the invoices which were then dispatched with the consignment notes or sent by passenger train to the receiving station. In addition, the office wages of staff were calculated here and the wage slips prepared. Frank Popplewell lists other duties relating to staff as being the issuing of free rail tickets and privilege orders, the latter enabling staff to obtain up to 75 percent discount on tickets after they had used up their free allocation. Accident reports, disciplinary reports, bonus payments, staff rosters were other areas actioned by the office.

back