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Re: Crewe Railway workers
« Reply #30 on: Tuesday 03 November 09 15:53 UTC (UK) »
Quote from: Redroger on Tuesday 03 November 09 15:02 UTC (UK)
Have you ever thought of this, guards were issued with watches, yet for some strange reason known only to Railway Boards of Directors etc. drivers were not. Who was responsible for running the train to time. The driver, not the guard! Only sorted c1980 when all drivers were issued with watches.

The Driver, drives the Guards Train on the Signallers Railway. 

Signallers control the progress of the train and Guards ensure it leaves the station on time.

Originally part of the guards duty was to set his watch to the master clock at the relevant London Station and transfer that time to the station master at each station so the station clocks could be constantly kept to time.
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Re: Crewe Railway workers
« Reply #31 on: Wednesday 04 November 09 17:19 UTC (UK) »
This of course takes no account of the length of signalling sections, or the distance between signal boxes which was why a driver needed a watch as it was possible to lose or gain time between boxes.
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