Footplateman
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Footplateman is a noun meaning (UK, rail transport) A railway worker who is either a locomotive engineer or a fireman.
Meaning
(UK, rail transport) A railway worker who is either a locomotive engineer or a fireman.
Example Sentences
Footplatemen, organised not by the NUR but by ASLEF, had threatened to strike in August 1917 in demand of an eight-hour day.
The circular attacks the policy of ASLEF, the principal footplatemen's union, for its opposition to pay differentials between main-line drivers and other footplate men, claiming that it destroys ambition and enterprise.
Word Forms
- footplatemen
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include surfaceman, fireman, trackman, platelayer, pilotman, locoman.
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