Sentences with word «railwayman»

A railwayman is a person who works on a railway, operating trains and maintaining the tracks and equipment. Full definition
He became an official for the National Union of Railwaymen when he was elected as a local representative in 1983.
He similarly squares off against the bulging eyes and hammer - wielding sadism of Ernest Borgnine's railwayman in Robert Aldrich's Emperor of the North (73), as sinewy freight hopper «A No. 1.»
In 1996 they changed the company name to Great Rail Journeys, bringing to life their ambitions, and accomplishments, in organising holidays across the globe, and by 2005 the touring company that had started with fi ve railwaymen on an Egyptian adventure, was taking 20,000 holidaymakers a year on tour.
In April last year the Taxpayers» Alliance reported that the former railwayman and MP «rushed to the defence of speaker Michael Martin, calling the inquiry into his wife's # 4,000 taxi bill a «load of fuss and nonsense about nothing».
«When I first met him 35 years ago, Darling was pressing Trotskyite tracts on bewildered railwaymen at Waverley Station in Edinburgh,» he has said.
Please review your order This worksheet allows students to write a CV for a Victorian railwayman and shows them how to construct a CV and what sort of information to use.
The idea of foreign travel was still in a state of relative infancy, and soon the endeavours of these intrepid railwaymen caught the attention of those around them.
It became home to the Bishop of Truro at the turn of the 20th century for 15 years before providing a convalescent home for Great Western Railwaymen for several decades into the middle of the last century.
Yet who better prepared for whatever difficulties might come their way than experienced railwaymen Macbeth and Henry?
Up until 1915, women who worked the same jobs as men could expect to receive just two - thirds less in wages, but accepting women into the National Union of Railwaymen meant that they could demand fairer pay conditions on their behalf.
Mark Smith is a career railwayman who has travelled all over the globe including from London to Tokyo via Moscow's Trans - Siberian Railway, to Turkey, Syria and Jordan and around Hong Kong, Mongolia and Beijing.
The railwaymen are extremely kind; they tell me that my application form made them laugh, especially my answers to the questions about how much I was paid in my previous job and why I left it.
A fairly consistent season saw the Railwaymen defeat the likes of Sheffield United, Doncaster, Coventry, Swindon and Preston North End.
A vast improvement in form had Crewe somehow emerge from the relegation drop zone but a key home defeat to fellow strugglers Cheltenham Town had the Railwaymen bang in trouble once again with fixtures running out.
Dario Gradi guides the Railwaymen to automatic promotion in second place behind champions Wigan Athletic as records tumble.
What's more, he has developed into a team player quickly — scoring 14 goals in 54 appearances for the Alex and his position as midfield fulcrum has helped inspire the Cheshire club into an unlikely late run for the play - offs — scoring a dramatic late equaliser against Torquay on Saturday and leaving the Railwaymen needing only a point at home to Aldershot to book a place in the 4 team mini-tourney.
Despite a gallant effort in the second half of the season, the Railwaymen eventually finish in 22nd place and are relegated with Millwall and Brighton.
After overcoming Southend United 3 - 2 over two - legs in the play - off semi-final, the Railwaymen marched to Wembley for only the third time in the club's history.
2014/15 - It was another season of fighting off relegation for the Railwaymen but a great team spirit and unity managed to turn a disappointing start around.
He inspired the Railwaymen to a famous 3 - 2 win at Bradford City in October and Crewe always threatened to move into the top places only for our goals conceded column to prove costly.
2010/11 - The Railwaymen miss out on a play - off place by just three points after a fairly consistent season in npower League Two.
With gates perennially low, even during an encouragingly long spell playing second flight football, the Railwaymen exemplify the realities England's smaller concerns must face.
They lost to Bradford when a point would have sufficed, but losses for both Notts County and Crawley meant that the Railwaymen stayed up.
Despite some crucial results towards the end of the season, the Railwaymen escaped relegation to League Two by two points as Bournemouth drew with Carlisle on the final day of the season.
The Railwaymen were knocked out of the FA Cup by Eastleigh in the first round of the competition and by Preston North End in the Leage Cup.
In a season which saw the Alex in seventh position at the turn of the year, the sale and striker Dean Ashton sold to Norwich City for # 3 million, the Railwaymen survive by one goal as strikes by Steve Jones and Michael Higdon overturn a 1 - 0 half - time deficit on the final day of the season at home to Coventry City, to ensure survival and end a winless streak which streched over 20 games.
This is the first time the Railwaymen have occupied first place in the table since 2004 and a record four Loko players feature in Round 15's TOTW.
A precious point for the Railwaymen in Dagestan Leonid Kuchuk's men salvaged a precious point with an away draw to Anzhi.
Having been outflanked, the Railwaymen finally reduced their terms, allowing Wanderers to complete the signing.
It has been directed by Oscar - winner Danis Tanovic, involves the producers of Girl with a Pearl Earring and The Railwayman, and has an international cast of stars from India, Germany and the UK.
Andy is also listed as a producer; his past productions include Girl with a Pearl Earring, The Railwayman, and Hilary and Jackie.
«Beer and Britannia» was a rallying cry from many early Labour MPs, such as Jimmy Thomas who served simultaneously as an MP and the general secretary of the railwayman's union.
Edwards was born in Aylesbury, the son of a railwayman, and educated at the Aylesbury Grammar School.
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A blue and black butterfly dances over the weed - strewn sleepers in front of me as I catch up with some railwaymen.
It was a dark, cramped space, and, as the projector whirred into motion, it became increasingly hot and noisy... As I watched the projectionist wrestle with a giant spool of film, the scene reminded me of a railwayman shovelling coal into a locomotive.
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