railwayman
Station platform worker
A railwayman is a man who works for a railway—an engineer, conductor, station agent, or maintenance worker.
The term is chiefly British; Americans more often say railroad worker or railroader.
His grandfather was a railwayman for forty years.
One who directs musicians
- signalmanOne directing traffic visually
- brakemanRail worker controlling deceleration
- dispatcherOne who allocates resources
- engineerTechnical design professional
trackman · ganger · switchman · yardmaster · fireman · inspector · porter · ticket-collector
Railway pulling machine
- carriageWheeled passenger vehicle
- cabooseCrew shelter, train's end
- platformRaised flat structure
- trackPath or monitored route
signal · junction · depot · siding · yard · sleeper · ballast · crossing
Joining into one
- shiftMovement or work period
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- wagePayment for labor
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
retirement · blue-collar · employment · safety · workwear · fatigue · schedule · crew
Government acquisition of industry
- privatizationState sells public assets
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- commerceExchange of goods, services
- freightGoods being transported
industrialization · steel · coal · enterprise · corporation · expansion · modernization · dieselization
conductor
One who directs musicians
- signalmanOne directing traffic visually
- brakemanRail worker controlling deceleration
- dispatcherOne who allocates resources
engineer · trackman · ganger · switchman · yardmaster · fireman · inspector · porter · ticket-collector · guard
locomotive
Railway pulling machine
track · signal · junction · depot · siding · yard · sleeper · ballast · crossing · turntable
union
Joining into one
pension · retirement · blue-collar · employment · safety · workwear · fatigue · schedule · crew · manual
nationalization
Government acquisition of industry
- privatizationState sells public assets
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- commerceExchange of goods, services
freight · industrialization · steel · coal · enterprise · corporation · expansion · modernization · dieselization · electrification
railwaymanbus driver
One who steers passengers
lorry driver · taxi driver · teamster · carter · truck driver