Remembering the Railways 51 Years on." - Glen Beadon

This David Moore painting is yet another excellent rendition showing the arrival of a TGR Train. Probably the 1:05 pm ex Port of Spain or perhaps the 4:25 pm.
Note the figures on the right: The Station Master who is second from right is receiving the "tablet" from the Engine Driver or is it the Fireman?
Notice the colours of the coaches indicate the real TGR, pre-PTSC.
That Gentleman with the children should not be walking on the tracks, but this is merely artistic licence.
On a normal day(during school time) the 4:25 pm ex POS would depart with 700 or so persons. These coaches had a capacity of 96 passengers seated (2 per seat), or 144 sitting 3 per seat.
That large wagon at the back of the train, behind the four coaches is the Brake Van. That would also carry excess passengers and any wheelchair passenger. In a previous time it would also carry the goods of small traders who would have made their purchases in Port of Spain.
If it is the 4:25 pm, it would sleep overnight in Arima to be joined later by the 6:10 pm ex POS. They would depart next morning at 6:29 am and 7:00 am for Port of Spain.
In the last years of the Railway the 6:29 am became 6:30 am.
The 6:29 am would run non-stop from San Juan, omitting Barataria, Morvant and Laventille arriving Port of Spain 7:31 am with a steam engine or 7:33 am with a diesel-electric engine.
Essentially the running-time was 1 hour 8 minutes making all the stops.
Thanks to Glen Beadon for sharing this article written by his friend on ABVMOTT.
"Credit must go to my good friend Mr Ruthven Bunting. A beautifully written account of this magnificent painting by another friend, the one and only, David Moore.
Source" Virtual Museum of TT