THE FIRST WORLD WAR

Nearly 200,000 railwaymen went to war and their jobs were opened "for the duration" to women, who inundated the companies with applications. At one time in mid-1918, there were 65,887 women employed on railways.

• STATION STAFF



• TICKET COLLECTORS



• STATIONMISTRESSES



• GOODS PORTERS



• ON THE TRACK



• WORKSHOP STAFF



• GUARDS & SIGNALWOMEN



• TRAIN CLEANERS



• PAINTERS



• WOMEN PORTERS AT SOMERS TOWN



• LIST OF JOBS PERFORMED BY WARTIME RAILWAY WOMEN