1. In 1906, Marchbank joined the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants . 2. The High Court considered the validity of this provision in the Railway servants case. 3. Their candidate was James Holmes who was a member of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants . 4. When the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants was established in 1872, he was appointed Vice-President. 5. He was a railway guard and Secretary of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants ( 1908 27 ). 6. He became involved in trade union activities, rising to the presidency of the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants . 7. In labour law the most notable case is " Taff Vale Railway Co v Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants ". 8. In English labour law the most notable case is " Taff Vale Railway v . Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants ". 9. He worked in the New Zealand Railways for 20 years, and for 13 years held office in the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants . 10. Jenkinson assisted in forming the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants , and was a delegate from the Canterbury branch, at the first conference.