These photographs showcasing Derby's Loco Works in the 1960s and 70s were sent to Bygones by retired employee Dennis Tunnicliffe of Chaddesden.
LOOKING through some possessions recently, Dennis Tunnicliffe came across a substantial number of photos of Derby's Loco Works.
They had been given to his father, Wilfred, himself a former employee at the works, by a British Railways Board official photographer.
As Derby celebrates 175 of its association with the railway, Mr Tunnicliffe thought it appropriate to showcase some of the pictures.
He has not been able to provide details for all of the photos and would be interested to see responses from anyone who can name any of the staff or give a better description of what is featured.
Mr Tunnicliffe, 82, worked at the Loco Works for one week short of 30 years when he took redundancy in 1988.
He still wears the engraved watch which was presented to him to mark his service landmark.
But the railway was not his first chosen career. He said: "When I left Clarence Road School at 14, in 1945, I started work as an apprentice gardener with Derby Parks Department.
"At 18, I went off for my two years' National Service with the 45th Field Regiment of the Royal Artillery before returning to the parks department."
Once Dennis was married he decided he needed a bigger salary to support his new family. His father worked at the Loco Works as an engineer and managed to get him an interview.
Dennis was taken on as a "lamper" in the electric shop, which involved changing light bulbs and removing lamps throughout the works.
He then progressed to become an electrician's mate before eventually being promoted to category three electrician, mainly working on welding repairs.
He said: "It was a good place to work and I was with a great bunch of lads.
"During his spare time, my dad was a St John Ambulance volunteer. He ended up teaching first aid to apprentices and was taken out of the workshops and put in the works surgery.
"He enjoyed this very much and was very proud of his role. He was very friendly with the works photographer, who gave him quite a few prints of photos he had taken."
Can you provide any information about these photos? Please contact Bygones, details on Page 2.
Look out in Bygones next month for more of Dennis's photographs.
