Guard's Box
Object detail
Description
Suburban Guard's Box made of wood. The box is painted brown with the paint peeled off at the corners and around the edges. It has a simple metal locker and a canvas shoulder belt, very worn out. The box has three compartments containing white telephone receiver with a metal plug, metal hook, QR Book of Rules and Guards Time & Wagon Book.
Classification
CH classification PACKAGES AND CONTAINERS Box wooden box
Measurements
Box: L414 x W214 x H407
Length of the belt 1200
Length of the belt 1200
Media/Materials description
wood, canvas, metal, plastic, cardboard, paper
Signature/Marks
BUCKEL GUARD
IPSWICH\W J B
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS\GUARDS TIME & WAGON BOOK\55/50/2330\75281/7/71
QR\Queensland Railways\By-law No. 1041\BOOK OF RULES\for the\Guidance of Employees\in the service of the\Commissioner for Railways\1974
IPSWICH\W J B
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS\GUARDS TIME & WAGON BOOK\55/50/2330\75281/7/71
QR\Queensland Railways\By-law No. 1041\BOOK OF RULES\for the\Guidance of Employees\in the service of the\Commissioner for Railways\1974
History and use
This Suburban Guard's Box was used by Mr W. Buckel, in the course of his duties on the Brisbane suburban train network. Mr Buckel was a train guard for almost 25 years on Queensland Railways and before that a railway employee in the United Kingdom - overall he had a railway career of almost 50 years in the two countries.
This particular guard's box was made by a train guard based at Mayne Depot who manufactured the boxes for sale to co-workers. It was later fitted with a shoulder strap, not usually fitted to guard's boxes in Queensland, by Mr Buckel.
This particular guard's box was made by a train guard based at Mayne Depot who manufactured the boxes for sale to co-workers. It was later fitted with a shoulder strap, not usually fitted to guard's boxes in Queensland, by Mr Buckel.
Registration number
R6153
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