A Ramsbottom man is on track to win a national award for his contribution to local rail services.

Stewart Hall works for Northern as a customer services assistant at Brinnington station in Stockport and has been nominated for a RailStaff Award.

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The award recognises people from across the rail industry and his colleague Darin Astbury has also been nominated.

The pair have been nominated in the “Award for Charity” category, in recognition of them setting up a “Swap Shop” at the station which supports people in need for food, clothes, books and other household items.

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The scheme has been very popular, with more than 1,000 members of the community joining the Facebook group and five volunteers helping to coordinate donations.

It has also helped to fully furnish houses for people who have moved into the area with no possessions.

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Their actions are credited with turning around the fortunes of the station, which welcomes more than 100,000 customers a year and had previously been a hotspot for anti-social behaviour.

Their work has been featured on BBC’s The One Show and BBC Radio 4’s File on 4.

Stewart will find out if he has won the award at a special ceremony at The NEC in Birmingham on Thursday, November 30.