platelayer
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A platelayer (British English), fettler (British English – UK, Australia, NZ) or trackman (American English) is a railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway, usually working in teams or gangs under the charge of a foreman called (in UK, Australia and NZ) the "ganger", often assisted by an assistant ganger. The term "platelayer" derives from the plates used to build plateways, an early form of railway.
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Platelayers' Hut.jpg
An abandoned platelayers' hut on the North Norfolk Railway in England.
An abandoned platelayers' hut on the North Norfolk Railway in England.
RÄJ Bovik 1925.jpg
Platelayer cottage at Bovik, Ruda-Älghults Järnväg, Sweden
Platelayer cottage at Bovik, Ruda-Älghults Järnväg, Sweden
Stockholm–Västerås–Bergslagens Järnvägar Nyhammar 2013b.jpg
Stockholm–Västerås–Bergslagens Järnvägar, banvaktsstuga i Roskänge, Grangärde socken
Stockholm–Västerås–Bergslagens Järnvägar, banvaktsstuga i Roskänge, Grangärde socken
Trackwomen, 1943. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, 1940-1945.jpg
Original Caption: Trackwomen, 1943. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, 1940 - 1945
Original Caption: Trackwomen, 1943. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, 1940 - 1945
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