Comic moments from the Seventies at Hereford railway station

Stephen Prior shared a photo of Hereford's railway station in Barrs Court Road and asked if anyone had memories of the station in the 1970s.

Mr Prior said: "I wonder if anyone has the same memories as I do of two posters that were in the ticket hall of Hereford station in the 70s.

"One poster proudly announced: "Your local area manager is Mr J B Yoxall, to which been added 'So God help us all'".

"The other poster finished with British Railways' advertising slogan of the 1970s The Age of The Train, to which had been added, 'I think ours was 104'".

People remembered those that kept the station going, from ticket collectors and announcers to kiosk workers.

The booking clerk himself was a bit of a wit, said Mr Prior.

"Having just bought a ticket to Slough I said to him "The London train goes at 11 o'clock doesn't it?" To which he replied "Yes, but you're going to Slough". I then said, "but the London train goes through Slough, doesn't it?"

"Yes sir, it does rather fast!"

Steven Prior on the King George V, the Bulmers steam locomotive, in 1976

John Cameron Wyatt thought of the Red Star Parcels service: "George and Gerald that ran it were good blokes, friendly and very efficient.

"I had a city link franchise and we used red star every night."

Paul Tandy replied: "Gerald was my uncle."

Others remembered the station guards' announcements on the platform, reminiscing on how long and loud "Hereford" sounded each time.

David Lawrence said: "That might have been my brother Hayden, he was an announcer for the train times in the Sixties and Seventies."

Dave Richards was a lad porter when Mr Lawrence's brother Hayden was the announcer.

"I worked in the left luggage office with two old boys who hated each other and spent many hours in Hayden's little hut."

Chris Watkins said his late mother-in-law was also a station guard.

Mike Wilce said his mother worked in the platform newspaper kiosk for several years in the Seventies.