They push carts, assist trackmen and timbermen, shovel dirt and handle material, and do other necessary unskilled work about the mines. |
Millions of pounds have been paid to deaf train drivers, workshop staff and trackmen. |
Kerala railway workers went on strike and protested outside Kozhikode railway station to demand improved safety and the provision of basic amenities for night-duty trackmen. |
In the darkness at around 6am, the trackmen were using petrol-powered generators to light the site. |
The Sharp Corner was a second-class groggery and boarding house, patronized almost entirely by the poorest and most shiftless class of trackmen. |
At the time I thought he was joking, but I was soon to learn that many of the company's trackmen seldom do even three hours work a day. |