thanks very much Paul - sorry to be thick but what does LMS stand for and where can i find their records? ALison >From: Paul Irving <pauljirving@ntlworld.com> >To: Alison PAGE <alisonpage74@hotmail.com> >Subject: Re: [BKM] RE: Railway workers >Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 16:49:33 +0000 > >Since each railway company owned the track its trains ran on, he most >certainly would have been working for a particular railway. I don't believe >they used subcontractors for maintenance: railways back then were >vertically integrated organisations, doing absolutely everything in-house, >including designing & building their own locomotives & rolling stock. So >he'd probably have been listed in rail company records. I think the LMS >owned the railway near Wing. > >Paul > >Alison PAGE wrote: > >>My great grandfather was a plate layer on the railways when they arrived >>near Wing. he changed to this having previously been an ag lab. would >>these men have been affiliated to a particular railway? or be listed in >>rail company records or were the labourers separately employed? >> >>Any information gratefully received. Thankyou >> >>Alison >> >> >> > >