. The ways of our railways . ceman,ganger, foreman, shunter, yardman, and gateman,and also to every clerk and porter connected withthe working of the railway, and he is required tohave it with him when on duty and produce it whenrequired. He must also, of course, make himselfthoroughly acquainted with the contents, as he isheld responsible for compliance therewith, and in caseof accident or other mishap, ignorance or neglectof any rule contained in the book entails serious con-sequences upon the servant at fault. It must beadmitted, however, that the task of mastering thecontents of the rule-b
. The ways of our railways . ceman,ganger, foreman, shunter, yardman, and gateman,and also to every clerk and porter connected withthe working of the railway, and he is required tohave it with him when on duty and produce it whenrequired. He must also, of course, make himselfthoroughly acquainted with the contents, as he isheld responsible for compliance therewith, and in caseof accident or other mishap, ignorance or neglectof any rule contained in the book entails serious con-sequences upon the servant at fault. It must beadmitted, however, that the task of mastering thecontents of the rule-book is not easy, as the regula-tions have necessarily to be framed to suit all con-ceivable combinations of circumstances. To meetthis difficulty, the Great Western Railway Companyhas recently established classes at all importantcentres for the study of railway working arrange-ments, the rule-book being adopted as the text-bookfor the students, and the instructors being chosenfrom amongst the officials of the company who are. THE SERVICE OF THE STAFF. 43 best acquainted with the details of railway the termination of each course, an examinationis held, and certificates are awarded to successfulstudents. The equipment of the classes includesa model of a miniature double-line junction, withsignal-box, signals, points, sidings, rolling-stock,and all other apparatus in full working order,and constructed in accordance with the com-panys latest standards, so that actual demonstra-tions can be given of the conditions provided for inthe rule-book. Candidates for railway clerkships have to undergoan entrance examination in writing, spelling, arith-metic, etc., the usual age for entering the service bythis door being about fifteen—, immediately afterleaving school. Of late years the problem of givingopportunities to railway clerks to acquire knowledgeof the theory of railway management, in additionto what they can pick up daily in the offices, hasreceived a good deal of
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