Volunteers Puffing Billy Railway

a section of line downstream monbulk creek

without input of hundreds of volunteers put on rosters wide range of duties, line not economical. although there paid staff involved in maintaining train , line, performing support roles such accounting , advertising, , providing backbone of driving duties, volunteers involved in aspects of running train including manning stations, selling tickets, maintaining track , trains, driving , other safeworking duties such acting fireman , guard on trains , signalman @ stations. many of these roles involve being trained positions of responsibility.

in line policy of representing 1900–1930 era, roles carried out volunteers use traditional victorian railways titles such listed below:—

station-master
booking clerk /ˈklɑːrk/
porter
conductor
driver
fireman
guard
signalman
steward




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