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By Tim Helme. Published by Top Link Press. Softback, 88 pages, with maps, colour photographs and comprehensive text.
The grade of Trainman was created during the train crew reorganisation of British rail in 1988 and was an amalgamation of the traditional grades of Guard and Secondman. The author spent 4 years as a Trainman at Derby, when the rail industry was on the verge of its biggest upheaval since 1948.
This book profiles the wealth and variety of Trainman operations at Derby 4 Shed during those turbulent times, and gives a fascinating insight into the last few years of British railways. The jobs, the characters, and the humour are all here as a lasting reminder.
