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(rail transport, UK) The person in charge of an engine shed (or locomotive shed)..
It is impossible not to feel sympathy with shedmasters in the difficulty they experience in obtaining cleaners.
The day of a shedmaster has no real beginning and end. He may leave for home when his work at the shed is done, but there is always the far-too-handy telephone to call him out to breakdowns or other emergencies. […] The shedmaster's duty is to see that the engines are in good condition, properly serviced and available to carry out their diagrammed workings at the proper time.
Much earlier than that, in the small hours, taxis had been sent out to collect key officers, shedmasters and traffic staff for an immediate start on the reorganisation.
Use shedmaster when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Shedmaster means (rail transport, UK) The person in charge of an engine shed (or locomotive shed)..
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It is impossible not to feel sympathy with shedmasters in the difficulty they experience in obtaining cleaners.
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