I would just like to add how surprised but not totally shocked I was that 17 people travelled all the way up from Exeter for the funeral last week. It probably takes a remarkable person to generate that ammount of feeling in such a short space of time.

I personally only had to travel the short distance from Manchester, but it was noticable that all the depots that Alison had worked at were represented.

I can not speak for the family but I would imagine that although it maybe is not significant at the moment, maybe in the months and years to come, the thought that so many people made such an effort to show their respects, despite living so far away would be a small reminder to them, what a wonderful person Alison was.

Hello everyone,

Sorry to join your site for such a sad occasion but I just wanted to add my little piece to let you know how well thought of Alison was in the Manchester area aswell.

I think Alison was from the same area as me originally (Wythenshawe in Manchester)
She certainly lived there prior to moving to Crewe.

She popped up at Piccadilly as a cleaner probably round about 2000 and quickly as others have said, became a popular and fun person around the place.

We had plenty of good days in the old railway club underneath the station and as mentioned by someone else, she became a regular at the RMT^▸ (National Union of Rail, Maritime & Transport Workers) meetings and did a lot of work for her grade at the time, which traditionally has always been under-represented.

When she went driving and moved back to Crewe, we obviously saw at lot less of her, but every now and again you`d be sat in the mess room and hear that unmistakable voice about 10 seconds before you saw her.

It`s a terrible shame and if any of her family look on here, I offer my deepest sympathies and I think I can speak on behalf of everyone at Piccadilly who knew her, when I say that.

I don`t really want to start mithering the funeral directors about when the funeral is, so I would appreciate it if it could be put on this thread if anyone hears.

R.I.P. Alison, God bless.


Regards,

Stuart (Manchester Piccadilly)