Station Jim

Slough's collecting dog wore a box for the Great Western Railway Widows' and Orphans' Fund from 1894 and barked his thanks for every coin. The inscription in his case records about £40 raised, a single half sovereign, and 265 coins at one Southall hospital parade in 1896. He died in harness on the platform on 19 November 1896, and local residents and station staff paid to have him preserved. He still stands in a glass case on Platform 5, restored in 2025. The 2001 BBC film called Station Jim borrows his name only; its dog and orphanage plot have nothing to do with him.