The office staff comprised a Goods Agent with the title subsequently changed to Commercial Manager in his own office, a Chief Clerk with a Secretary in a glass-partitioned office on the ground floor, general accounts, invoicing and junior clerks. In addition there was a representative who liaised with customers on claims for delayed, lost or damaged goods.
There were four female junior clerks – Maureen, Linda, Norma and Hilda – and one female accounts clerk. The office was a basis for romance and Linda married a clerk named Bernard Phillips. Maureen Ellery married Ken Bevan who after initially moving from Llanelli returned as Area Manager for all the British Railways Departments in Llanelli.
The basic salary structure for staff was in 5 grades. The starting grade was Grade 5 within which there were annual increments to a maximum salary at the age of 28. Most staff were either Grade 4 or 5 with promotion either by “dead mans shoes”, by transferring to another location or a different and specialist branch of the organisation.
Central heating was only installed in the late 1940’s.
The ground floor was for general clerical work including invoicing, and tracing missing items. The accounts department was on the upper floor. The Cartage office was responsible for the receipt of invoices, preparation of delivery notes and organising delivery to various districts. It had a staff of about 8 clerks and was based in a timber building about 100 yards to the east of the main office and just north of the delivery bays of the Goods Shed.
