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Shire Library: The Victorian Railway Worker 351 by Trevor May (2008, Paperback)
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 9780747804512
- EAN
- 9780747804512
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-10
0747804516
ISBN-13
9780747804512
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66183839
Product Key Features
Book Title
Victorian Railway Worker
Number of Pages
32 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Railroads / History, Europe / Great Britain / General, Industries / Transportation
Publication Year
2008
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Transportation, Business & Economics, History
Book Series
Shire Library
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
15.9 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
21
Series Volume Number
351
Dewey Decimal
385/.0941/09034
Synopsis
Railways quickly became one of the largest employers in the United Kingdom, giving work not only to those who ran the trains, but also to a wide range of craftsmen and ancillary workers. Some railway employees were seamen. Others were horsemen, for railway companies operated some of the largest fleets of horse-drawn vehicles in the land. There were also many women workers, mainly behind the scenes, and these included telegraphists and clerks as well as those who worked in railway laundry and catering services. This book looks at those who ran the railways - as well as those who built them. About the author Trevor May is a professional historian and former teacher-trainer. Other titles for Shire by this author are: Military Barracks The Victorian Domestic Servant, The Victorian Schoolroom The Victorian Undertaker Victorian and Edwardian Horse Cabs The Victorian Workhouse., Thousands of Victorians were employed by railway companies, from the locomotive driver on the footplate to the booking clerk in the station. The companies provided work for navvies, signalmen, telegraph operators, station masters, hotel workers, and many other people, including those who worked the fleets of railway-owned ships and horse-drawn vehicles. Trevor May gives a fascinating overview of everyday life for the characters that worked in such varied railway occupations, and the often stringent discipline and hierarchies that meant, for instance, that firemen had to drink in separate bars from engine drivers. Interesting cameos are provided of the men who worked in the great railway factories in places like Crewe, Swindon and Derby, the wheel-tappers who checked the integrity of locomotive and carriage wheels to ensure their safety, the women who worked in the company laundries, and those who worked in scores of other occupations.
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