| Philip Millard — 18-Dec-2009 2.39 PM |
| Yes, Preston N.U. Platform 6. |
| Robert Graham — 29-Jan-2010 11.17 AM |
| This is possibly the current platform 3 at Preston. |
| Jon Price — 08-Feb-2010 12.00 AM |
| Many main stations had volunteer run refreshment rooms for service personnel during the Great War. The soldiers are artillerymen with the back left and right and the front right wearing bombardiers (corporals) stripes. The bombardier on the left has some kind of brassard low down on his left sleeve, indicating a specialist of some sort, (signallers had blue and white, or could be a trainer). No-one has an overseas service stripe, a good conduct stripe or a wound bar so it is unlikely that they are returning soldiers, so they are new recruits. Preston would have seen lots of servicemen once the war got going and it would seem unusual to single out five soldiers on an empty platform at any point other than the opening of the facility. This probably means late 1914 or early 1915, but not the winter as no-one is wearing a coat. |
| Trevor Phillips — 20-Nov-2010 10.23 PM |
I can't tell you where it is, but it is NOT Preston - as per the suggestion.
That can be proven by the shape of the glass screen at the end of the train shed - the upper portion has a rounded top. Those at Preston are not, they are straight sided. |
| John McGiveron — 06-Jun-2011 9.49 AM |
I agree. It's not Preston; well it doesn't look like Preston!
I have a thought that it might be Birmingham. |
| Reg Instone — 27-Oct-2011 7.14 PM |
| Not Birmingham New Street! If not Preston then how about Rugby? Not many places had platforms that wide. |
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