permanent way, lengthman, patrolman, sub-ganger, ganger, track chargeman; Railway Housing Association; Father, a collier; mother, a member of the Stephenson family; first job as a butcher's lad; assistant driller at a steel works; father worked for railway as a porter; missionary work as a Jehovah's Witness; joined railway as a lengthman, 1947; promoted to patrolman, Castle Eden Branch, Eaglescliffe; promoted to sub-ganger, Croft Yard, Darlington; promoted to ganger, Fighting Cocks Branch; ganger at North Road and Shildon; track chargeman at Darlington; "near miss" incident; weather, experience of fogging duties; "During fog or falling snow, into the cabin you must go"; nicknamed "Pontoon" after working 21 hour shifts; awarded £10 for averting a costly disaster; lives in Railway Housing Association property. d.o.b. 1921-04-24, railway work 1947-1985, Darlington, Castle Eden, Croft Yard, Fighting Cocks, North Road, Shildon. 3.1496 x 2.8346 x .315 in.