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railway man

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Noun1.railway man - an employee of a railroadrailway man - an employee of a railroad            
brakeman - a railroad employee responsible for a train's brakes
employee - a worker who is hired to perform a job
signalman - a railroad employee in charge of signals and point in a railroad yard
yardman - worker in a railway yard
train dispatcher, trainmaster, yardmaster - a railroad employer who is in charge of a railway yard


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One of the classic accounts of the experiences of a prisoner of the Japanese during the Second World War is by Eric Lomax, whose book, The Railway Man, details his survival in the face of appalling cruelty while working on the Burma-Siam railway.
The charity was formed by experienced railway man David Maidment after he made a stop at a railway station Bombay during a business trip and was shocked to be approached by a seven-year-old beggar girl.
Davy Russell, rider of The Railway Man "He has a lot of ability and I remember riding him to win over hurdles at Naas when Aran Concerto finished sixth.
 
 
 
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