Finished for the day

Another happy day in the ticket office at the railway. A dampish cool day so not so many around although sold 200 tickets and some of those rode it several times as we sell all day tickets.
 Ab 699 is a beautiful beast and those that work down there love her, The fireman today was just a young lad of 16 who already has his steam ticket and now wants to get his drivers ticket. He is so happy and polite a credit to his parents. He was happily throwing wood all day into the firebox and still smiling at the end of the day. He is the one sitting at the window in the extra