A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921.
ORDER XXII.—PERSONS EMPLOYED IN TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATION
Sub-order 2.—Road Transport Workers
722.—Tram Drivers
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- cable tramcar driver
- in charge of a car propelled by a uniformly moving underground endless cable; controls gear for connecting and disconnecting car and cable; operates hand brake.
- electric car brakesman
- accompanies motorman or driver of tramcar on very steep hills and operates a "slot brake" which grips conduit in centre of rails.
- horse tramcar driver
- drives horse-drawn tram; operates hand brake.
- motorman (tramways), tramway motorman
; tram driver, tramcar driver
- drives a tram propelled by electric motors drawing power from overhead wires or road conduit; regulates supply of current by switch handle (controller), and operates hand and magnetic brakes.
- tram driver, tramcar driver
- see motorman (tramways); sometimes specifically designated, e.g. electric tramcar driver, freight tramcar driver.
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From:
A Dictionary of Occupational Terms Based on the Classification of Occupations used in the Census of Population, 1921,
Ministry of Labour, 1927. Digitised by Peter Christian, August, 2016. This text is in the Public Domain. 