engine cleaner; fireman; Second World War; sweeper up; Swindon Works, foundry, wagon shop; guard; shunter; local departmental committee; freight; sectional council; Sprinter trains; trade union; councillor; railway town; railway housing; nationalisation; dieselisation; safety systems; lodging; social impact of railway work; wagons; TOPS; regional differences; ethnic and women staff; d.o.b. 1926-09-07, railway work: 1939-1990, Southern Region; Great Western Railway; Swindon; Cardiff; Horsham; Acton;