Author: Alfred Williams
Publisher: London : Duckworth
ISBN:
Category : Railroad equipment industry
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
A man who for 23 years worked in the railway factory at Swindon writes about life as a hotter and stamper. An idealist with his feet on the ground, the author had some reputation as a poet while still at work and was unable to publish this account until illness drove him to leave the factory because the truth would cost him his job. He is appreciative of man's generosity and sense of fair play, his skill and strength, but scornful of his inhumanity and ruthlessness.
Life in a Railway Factory
Author: Alfred Williams
Publisher: London : Duckworth
ISBN:
Category : Railroad equipment industry
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
A man who for 23 years worked in the railway factory at Swindon writes about life as a hotter and stamper. An idealist with his feet on the ground, the author had some reputation as a poet while still at work and was unable to publish this account until illness drove him to leave the factory because the truth would cost him his job. He is appreciative of man's generosity and sense of fair play, his skill and strength, but scornful of his inhumanity and ruthlessness.
Publisher: London : Duckworth
ISBN:
Category : Railroad equipment industry
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
A man who for 23 years worked in the railway factory at Swindon writes about life as a hotter and stamper. An idealist with his feet on the ground, the author had some reputation as a poet while still at work and was unable to publish this account until illness drove him to leave the factory because the truth would cost him his job. He is appreciative of man's generosity and sense of fair play, his skill and strength, but scornful of his inhumanity and ruthlessness.
Life in a Railway Factory
Author: Alfred Williams
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Life in a Railway Factory
Author: Williams Alfred
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781318044870
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
ISBN: 9781318044870
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 346
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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Life in a Railway Factory
Author: Alfred Williams
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
In this book, Alfred Williams wrote a vivid and honest account of life in the Great Western Railway Works in Swindon in the early 1900s. Williams, who worked at the factory for over two decades, describes every aspect of the enterprise from the workers' point of view, and spares no criticism for the bosses, foremen, and capitalism itself. Despite this, the book is not a theoretical critique of economics, but rather an expression of Williams' personal experiences and observations. He covers a wide range of topics, including labor unrest, the composition of the workforce, the physical effects of working in the factory, and the psychology of workers. This is a fascinating and unvarnished look at life in a railway factory, and an important historical document.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 279
Book Description
In this book, Alfred Williams wrote a vivid and honest account of life in the Great Western Railway Works in Swindon in the early 1900s. Williams, who worked at the factory for over two decades, describes every aspect of the enterprise from the workers' point of view, and spares no criticism for the bosses, foremen, and capitalism itself. Despite this, the book is not a theoretical critique of economics, but rather an expression of Williams' personal experiences and observations. He covers a wide range of topics, including labor unrest, the composition of the workforce, the physical effects of working in the factory, and the psychology of workers. This is a fascinating and unvarnished look at life in a railway factory, and an important historical document.
Life in a Railway Factory - The Original Classic Edition
Author: Alfred Williams
Publisher: Emereo Publishing
ISBN: 9781486443680
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Life in a Railway Factory. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Alfred Williams, which is now, at last, again available to you. Get the PDF and EPUB NOW as well. Included in your purchase you have Life in a Railway Factory in EPUB AND PDF format to read on any tablet, eReader, desktop, laptop or smartphone simultaneous - Get it NOW. Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Life in a Railway Factory: Look inside the book: My object in penning “Life in a Railway Factory” was to take advantage of the opportunities I have had as a workman, during twenty-three years’ continuous service in the sheds, of setting down what I have seen and known for the interest and education of others, who might like to be informed as to what is the actual life of the factory, but who have no means of ascertaining it from the generality of literature published upon the matter. ...Then the dark lowering clouds sweep along the downs and shut them out of view, or grey mist fills the intervening valley, or the rain, falling in torrents or driving in the furious south-west gale, hides it completely; or if it is at all visible under the cold sky, it seems so far removed and the distance so intensified as to lose all resemblance to a hill and to look like a dim blue cloud faintly seen on the horizon, and which is no more than a suggestion, a shape phantasmal.
Publisher: Emereo Publishing
ISBN: 9781486443680
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Life in a Railway Factory. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Alfred Williams, which is now, at last, again available to you. Get the PDF and EPUB NOW as well. Included in your purchase you have Life in a Railway Factory in EPUB AND PDF format to read on any tablet, eReader, desktop, laptop or smartphone simultaneous - Get it NOW. Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Life in a Railway Factory: Look inside the book: My object in penning “Life in a Railway Factory” was to take advantage of the opportunities I have had as a workman, during twenty-three years’ continuous service in the sheds, of setting down what I have seen and known for the interest and education of others, who might like to be informed as to what is the actual life of the factory, but who have no means of ascertaining it from the generality of literature published upon the matter. ...Then the dark lowering clouds sweep along the downs and shut them out of view, or grey mist fills the intervening valley, or the rain, falling in torrents or driving in the furious south-west gale, hides it completely; or if it is at all visible under the cold sky, it seems so far removed and the distance so intensified as to lose all resemblance to a hill and to look like a dim blue cloud faintly seen on the horizon, and which is no more than a suggestion, a shape phantasmal.
LIFE IN A RAILWAY FACTORY
Author: Alfred 1877-1930 Williams
Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781371335779
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
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Publisher: Wentworth Press
ISBN: 9781371335779
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Life in Railway Factory (Classic Reprint)
Author: Fred Williams
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781332924424
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Excerpt from Life in Railway Factory Re, the advantages - or djsadvantages Lnd Intelhgence, endmg up wrth a ustnal S1tuat10n as If was before the upon the future outlook A table he works 18 added as an appendrx e factory rs the etshlre town of tands at the extremlty of the Upper Ln the centre of a vast agncultural renty-seven mlles from London and n atol Its populatron numbers ty thousand, all largely dependent sheds for subsrstence The 1nhab1t a heterogenous people The ma] onty 1crals, the clencal staff, Journeymen, Sklll d workers have been 1mported tnal centres the labourers and the d have been recrulted wholesale from 1amlets surroundrng the town About men, 1nclud1ng clerks, are normally factory A knowledge of the com 1hab1tants of the town 18 Important, rght be at a loss to account for the pard, the lack of spmted effort and tron among the workers, and other. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
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ISBN: 9781332924424
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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Excerpt from Life in Railway Factory Re, the advantages - or djsadvantages Lnd Intelhgence, endmg up wrth a ustnal S1tuat10n as If was before the upon the future outlook A table he works 18 added as an appendrx e factory rs the etshlre town of tands at the extremlty of the Upper Ln the centre of a vast agncultural renty-seven mlles from London and n atol Its populatron numbers ty thousand, all largely dependent sheds for subsrstence The 1nhab1t a heterogenous people The ma] onty 1crals, the clencal staff, Journeymen, Sklll d workers have been 1mported tnal centres the labourers and the d have been recrulted wholesale from 1amlets surroundrng the town About men, 1nclud1ng clerks, are normally factory A knowledge of the com 1hab1tants of the town 18 Important, rght be at a loss to account for the pard, the lack of spmted effort and tron among the workers, and other. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Life in a Railway Factory (sound Recording) Striking Times Striking Times
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Category : Industrial sociology
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category : Industrial sociology
Languages : en
Pages :
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Life in a Railroad Factory
Author: Alfred Williams
Publisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages :
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Conserving the Railway Heritage
Author: Peter Burman
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1136745009
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Great Britain not only invented the main-line railway but has also led the way in it's preservation - not just locomotves and carriages but also the buildings and structures that bear witness to the confidence of railway developers, architects and engineers. This book defines the nature of the railway heritage - from signalboxes, viaducts, tunnels and locomotive depots - and then discusses priorities and the best practice for it's conservation. The subject is a strongly topical one due to current concern over privatization, the effects of planned high-speed rail links and lively debates concerning the role of the enthusiast in railway preservation.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1136745009
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Great Britain not only invented the main-line railway but has also led the way in it's preservation - not just locomotves and carriages but also the buildings and structures that bear witness to the confidence of railway developers, architects and engineers. This book defines the nature of the railway heritage - from signalboxes, viaducts, tunnels and locomotive depots - and then discusses priorities and the best practice for it's conservation. The subject is a strongly topical one due to current concern over privatization, the effects of planned high-speed rail links and lively debates concerning the role of the enthusiast in railway preservation.