Bidspirit auction | A British Rail Work Jacket

A British Rail Work Jacket and a Leather Equipment Pouch - A vintage British Rail work jacket constructed from charcoal grey cotton-drill fabric. The garment features notched lapels and a three-button front closure with black plastic buttons. It is designed with three exterior patch pockets, with the breast pocket prominently featuring the embroidered red British Rail double arrow logo, a design introduced in 1965. The interior neck retains a manufacturer label, though the text is not clearly legible. Accompanying the jacket is a heavy-duty dark brown leather shoulder pouch, of the type traditionally used by railway personnel for carrying equipment such as ticket nippers or small tools. The pouch features a top-opening flap secured by a single buckle and leather strap, with a fixed-length leather shoulder strap attached to the reverse. The front flap of the leather pouch is incised with a vertical stamp reading PLAYER, with additional faint, illegible characters above and a possible numeric mark towards the base.