All Change – A Portrait of Grantham’s Railway Community Photographs by Cedric A Clayson. This exhibition is drawn from a much larger collection of photographs taken by Cedric A Clayson during many visits to Grantham Railway Station in the 1960s. Cedric was keen to share his life-long passion for trains with his son John and they would travel by bus from Leicester on half-day closing. Grantham offered the excitement of more high speed action and ‘named’ steam locomotives than their home town. Cedric was a keen amateur photographer, and enjoyed taking landscape views and candid shots with his trusty Leica M3 camera. Cedric Clayson His son, John, shared in his passion for railways and trains from an early age John Clayson Photographs from the collections of Lincolnshire County Council Heritage Service, in association with John Clayson. ©John Clayson. For more details contact [email protected] or visit www.tracksthroughgrantham.uk All Change – A Portrait of Grantham’s Railway Community Photographs by Cedric A Clayson. On their early visits to Grantham they struck up a friendly relationship with the Carriage & Wagon Examiners and Shunters, who occupied adjacent cabins at the south end of the down platform. Cedric and John would return to Grantham with prints from previous visits which were distributed and appreciated, and their circle of contacts widened, and more pictures were taken. Carriage and Wagon Examiners carrying oil can and spanners, the tools of the trade Phil Craft, one of the Station Inspectors asked Cedric to take some group photographs of the station staff. Phil also took Cedric and John behind the scenes to photograph staff who were not normally to be seen on the platform. Passenger Shunters' cabin at the south end of the ‘down’ platform. 15th August 1963 Station Inspectors Phil Craft and Doug Tindall near the south end of the ‘down’ platform. 15th August 1963 Grantham North signal box on 22nd August 1963. Signalman Albert Eldridge and a Telegraph Lad Photographs from the collections of Lincolnshire County Council Heritage Service, in association with John Clayson. ©John Clayson. For more details contact [email protected] or visit www.tracksthroughgrantham.uk All Change – A Portrait of Grantham’s Railway Community Photographs by Cedric A Clayson. Looking back, John thinks that, as a manager, the Inspector may have seen this as an opportunity to boost the team spirit of his staff, for these were uncertain days for railway employees. English Electric Type 4 diesel locomotive No.D241 passes Steam locomotive No.43154 at Grantham station on 1st August 1963 Whatever the motive for their taking, we have inherited an archive of pictures which captures something of the way of life at the main line railway station of this Lincolnshire market town in the 1960s. Platform 2- Grantham 19th September 1963 A southbound express freight train hauled by class ‘B1’ locomotive No. 61303 May 24th 1962 Grantham Station Staff August 15th 1963 Photographs from the collections of Lincolnshire County Council Heritage Service, in association with John Clayson. ©John Clayson. For more details contact [email protected] or visit www.tracksthroughgrantham.uk All Change – A Portrait of Grantham’s Railway Community Mallard This famous steam locomotive, hauling seven coaches weighing 240 tons, passed through Grantham station in July 1938 on its way to claim its place in railway history. On that day, a little way further down the track at Little Bytham, Mallard achieved the World Speed Record for a steam locomotive, reaching 126 mph, a record which has never been broken. These photographs of ‘Mallard’ were taken by Cedric Clayson on 12th July 1962 when, still in service, it paused at Grantham station during one of his and John’s regular visits. Photographs from the collections of Lincolnshire County Council Heritage Service, in association with John Clayson. ©John Clayson. For more details contact [email protected] or visit www.tracksthroughgrantham.uk All Change – A Portrait of Grantham’s Railway Community Grantham Station Staff 5 September 1963 Standing in front of the lamp room, the men include Station Inspectors, Porters and Parcels Office staff. The two women are a Train Announcer and one of the Refreshment Room staff. Photographs from the collections of Lincolnshire County Council Heritage Service, in association with John Clayson. ©John Clayson. For more details contact [email protected] or visit www.tracksthroughgrantham.uk All Change – A Portrait of Grantham’s Railway Community Grantham Spotters 9 April 1964 Outside the Inspectors’ Office on Platform 2 the station posters advertise the British Transport Commission’s railway museums at York and Swindon, and ‘Weekends in Amsterdam from £15’ in early May. Photographs from the collections of Lincolnshire County Council Heritage Service, in association with John Clayson. ©John Clayson. For more details contact [email protected] or visit www.tracksthroughgrantham.uk All Change – A Portrait of Grantham’s Railway Community Grantham Yard Signal Box 5 September 1963 Opened at the south end of Platform 2 in 1875 the Yard Box was in commission until 1980. A signalman was commonly known as a ‘bobby’, from a time when railway policemen were responsible for controlling the trains. Photographs from the collections of Lincolnshire County Council Heritage Service, in association with John Clayson. ©John Clayson. For more details contact [email protected] or visit www.tracksthroughgrantham.uk All Change – A Portrait of Grantham’s Railway Community Grantham Shed 1 August 1963 Passenger locomotive No.60065 Knight of Thistle and O2 freight locomotive No.63940. Maintenance of locomotives was carried out in the shed with deep pits to provide access underneath. Photographs from the collections of Lincolnshire County Council Heritage Service, in association with John Clayson. ©John Clayson. For more details contact [email protected] or visit www.tracksthroughgrantham.uk All Change – A Portrait of Grantham’s Railway Community Deltic locomotive No D9021 24 May 1962 The locomotive's head code panels have been blanked off, so it is carrying a steam locomotive type oil headlamp above each buffer to denote its train’s express passenger status. Photographs from the collections of Lincolnshire County Council Heritage Service, in association with John Clayson. ©John Clayson. For more details contact [email protected] or visit www.tracksthroughgrantham.uk All Change – A Portrait of Grantham’s Railway Community Portrait of a Railwayman 22 August 1963 Thought to be a Shunter, he would have assisted with locomotive changes and arranged the coaches into train formations. The chain attached to the lapel of his jacket would carry a whistle. Photographs from the collections of Lincolnshire County Council Heritage Service, in association with John Clayson. ©John Clayson. For more details contact [email protected] or visit www.tracksthroughgrantham.uk All Change – A Portrait of Grantham’s Railway Community Outside the Buffet April 18th 1963 This lively group appear to be travelling together in their working clothes. They are believed to have been Polish men who were being trained at Grantham to maintain the track, and who seen here waiting to travel back to Peterborough Photographs from the collections of Lincolnshire County Council Heritage Service, in association with John Clayson. ©John Clayson. For more details contact [email protected] or visit www.tracksthroughgrantham.uk All Change – A Portrait of Grantham’s Railway Community Parcels on Platform 3 18 April 1963 Mail and parcels are loaded onto a northbound train. Photographs from the collections of Lincolnshire County Council Heritage Service, in association with John Clayson. ©John Clayson. For more details contact [email protected] or visit www.tracksthroughgrantham.uk All Change – A Portrait of Grantham’s Railway Community Phyllis Smith, Ice Cream Seller 27 June 1963 Eldorado ice cream sellers were kept busy while passengers waited for a locomotive change. However, it was as well to have your knitting with you until the next train pulled in! Photographs from the collections of Lincolnshire County Council Heritage Service, in association with John Clayson. ©John Clayson. For more details contact [email protected] or visit www.tracksthroughgrantham.uk All Change – A Portrait of Grantham’s Railway Community Returning to High Dyke 27 June 1963 This train of empty ironstone wagons is hauled by class O2 locomotive No.63931 of Grantham (34F) motive power depot. The O2 was a powerful, sure-footed machine with a good brake, and generally liked by drivers. Photographs from the collections of Lincolnshire County Council Heritage Service, in association with John Clayson. ©John Clayson. For more details contact [email protected] or visit www.tracksthroughgrantham.uk All Change – A Portrait of Grantham’s Railway Community Porter Bob Carpenter 9 April 1964 Bob came to Grantham from the London area. The lapel badge of The Essex Regiment Association hints at pride in a period of army service. Photographs from the collections of Lincolnshire County Council Heritage Service, in association with John Clayson. ©John Clayson. For more details contact [email protected] or visit www.tracksthroughgrantham.uk All Change – A Portrait of Grantham’s Railway Community