BR era cap

[crosscity]

My daughter presented this cap to me for father's day.
It looks genuine and is worn.

If it is real, approximately when would it be from and what 'rank' would have worn it?

 

[Mcr Warrior]

Looks genuine. Obviously dates from between 1948 and 1997, possibly c. 1985. Maybe something worn by platform staff despatching Inter City services. Probably worth around £25 to £30, depending on actual condition, if similar examples seen on-line are anything to go by.

Possibly manufactured by Compton Webb (CW), a long-established Oxfordshire-based brand/manufacturer of corporate headwear. Is there a label inside the hat?

 

[Andy R. A.]

Worn by those graded as 'Railman', or 'Leading Railman'.

 

[eastwestdivide]

Obviously dates from between 1948 and 1997

We can narrow it down a bit more as the double arrows didn't come in until the mid-1960s (1965 according to wikipedia).

 

[Andy R. A.]

General issue of these revised examples came into use from 1983, after some stations had trialled the new style for about a year prior to this.

 

[eastwestdivide]

Didn’t the earlier ones (than 1983) have far less red?

 

[Andy R. A.]

Didn’t the earlier ones (than 1983) have far less red?

Yes, the front had just a small red double arrow badge, and a thin red line that curved round the back of the hat either side of the peak.