31. The Turkish railwaymen referred to them as " Churchills " after British prime minister Winston Churchill. 32. He initially worked as a railway fireman, becoming active with the National Union of Railwaymen . 33. It was on what is known to railwaymen as the " New Road " to Sheffield. 34. During this time he joined the 1927 election, losing to railwayman and unionist James Kenneally. 35. The first meeting was held in the Palace of Railwaymen , was attended by 69 people. 36. Railwaymen went back to work after several days, but miners stayed out a lot longer.37. It had been feared that the coalminers would join the railwaymen in strike in August 1911. 38. In Skipton, northern England, railwaymen replaced a section of track which buckled in the heat. 39. One of Crewe's most famous matches took place against Merfyn Jones scoring for the Railwaymen . 40. In 1913 the ASRS, GRWU and UPSS duly merged to form the National Union of Railwaymen .
