Weston, John Albert

footplate; cleaner; fireman; driver; supervisor, traffic department; work conditions; culture; trade union; women engine cleaners; railway town; lodging; goods links; Local Departmental Committee; clothing; routes; comparison of steam and diesel; pension; nationalisation; d.o.b. 1919-10-14, railway work: 1937-1981, London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS); Midland Railway; North Staffordshire Railway; Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF); Cromford and High Peak Railway; Derby; Camden; Blackpool; Buxton; Wellingborough; Nottingham; Melton; Harrow Wealdstone; Chellaston; Crewe; Coventry; Birmingham New Street; Gresty Road barracks; Bristol; Leicester; Trent; Stoke Bank; Manchester; Chester; Llandudno; Warrington; Manchester Victoria; Coalville;