Looking for my grandfather

williamwells4401 · #1 29th December 2009, 19:02

Hi everybody,
I am trying to find details of my grandfather who worked for the LMS and was a driver out of Bescot in the 50s.
I can remember going with him on a freight to dudley on the footplate of a duck8.
Any Ideas how I can find these details

**John H-T** · #2 29th December 2009, 21:24

Welcome to Forum williamwells 4401.

The LMS employment records are held at the Public Records Office at Kew. Could be a long job though as the LMS employed over 1,000,000 people.

There has also been a book published on research railway families.

http://webp1.mimas.ac.uk/~zzaascs/mrsoc/gene.html

This link to the Midland Railway Society might be helpful.

Best wishes,

John H-T.

**DSY011** · #3 30th December 2009, 20:59

Hello williamwells4401 and welcome to the Railway Forum. Good luck with your search for the records of your grandfather.

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