(a) Engine Cleaners to Firemen.

A cleaner when firing to be paid in accordance with the first and second years' firing rate.
Promotion from Cleaner to Fireman to be by seniority, if qualified, when a vacancy arises.
Permanent promotion to be by seniority.

A cleaner after working 313 turns or shifts as a fireman to be considered as entering upon his second year as a firemen when firing, and each 313 subsequent turns or shifts of firing duty will be treated as equivalent to one year's service as a fireman, and his pay regulated 
accordingly.

In the case of a cleaner who has worked 313 firing turns or shifts; and is not permanently 
appointed, he will be paid the minimum firing rate when cleaning and receive a fireman’s 
uniform.

If, through force of circumstances, a permanently appointed fireman has to be put back to 
cleaning, he shall be paid the first year's fireman's rate whilst so acting.

All cleaners to be promoted to firemen, if qualified, on a" line" basis.

A cleaner who is not qualified by reason of age shall, when graded as a fireman, take his 
position in order of seniority of service.

For temporary firing duties the senior available cleaner shall be taken.

Opportunity to be given by removal on the “ line “ basis for the senior" cleaner to qualify by 
313 turns before his next junior. 

A cleaner who for domestic reasons does not accept removal shall have a further opportunity 
with consequent loss of seniority.

Cleaners who have not done 313 firing shifts will be graded as cleaners and paid at cleaners’ 
rates when cleaning.

If, owing to the exigencies of the service, the staff at a depot is in excess of the requirements 
the senior cleaners may be removed to depots where firing work is available.

When further adjustment is necessary the junior graded fireman to be so removed
It is understood that the age at which a junior shall become adult is18. It is, however, 
considered that in special emergency youths below that age may be called upon to act as 
firemen on Shunting Engines.

No cleaner under the age of 18 to be allowed to act as fireman on the Main Line. When the 8-hour day becomes finally operative, no one under the age of 18 to be allowed to go out on the footplate. In the meantime, men specially promoted owing to existing conditions not to be put back.

(b) Firemen to Drivers (Steam Engines).

A fireman when driving to be paid ill accordance with the Driver’s first year's rate. 
Promotion from fireman to driver to be by seniority, if qualified, when a vacancy arises.
Permanent promotion to be by seniority.

A fireman after working 313 driving turns or shifts to be considered as entering upon his 
second year as a Driver when driving, and each 313 subsequent turns or shifts of driving duty will be treated as equivalent to one year’s service as a driver, and his pay regulated 
accordingly.

In the case of a fireman who has worked 313 driving turns or shifts, and is not permanently 
appointed, be will be paid the maximum fireman's rate when firing, unless he has completed 
10 years service as a fireman, including the first 313 turns or shirts of firing duty as one year; in such case he will be paid the minimum driver's rate of pay when firing.
If, through force of circumstances, a permanently appointed driver has to be put back to 
firing, he shall be paid the first year’s driver's rate whilst so acting.

(c) Seniority of men off duty through Sickness or Accident.

Men whose duties entitle them to automatic promotion will not be debarred from receiving 
that promotion for any period of absence from duty through illness, or accident all or off duty, not exceeding 6 months, at tile expiration of such time each case to be specially considered. 

(d) General.

These conditions to apply to future promotions only.

16.-Incapacity of Enginemen owing to 

Defective Eyesight.

If a driver or fireman is taken off a footplate owing to failing eyesight, the Company will do 
the best they can to find him employment, and if he is put into a lower rated position, he shall receive the mean between the position he vacates and the position he assumes; provided that in no case where employment is found shall a driver be rated at less than 40s. per week, nor a fireman at less than 35s. per week.

NOTE.-It has been agreed that this applies to Motormen also.

17.-Lodging Allowances.

The allowance to be l 1/2d per hour, or portion thereof, for two whole of the time from 
booking on duty at the home station to booking off duty at the home station. Minimum 3s. 6d.

Where the Company provide lodging accommodation a reduction of 1s. per day or night to be made.

After being once booked off, a man shall be worked back to his own station, but in 
unforeseen circumstances it is necessary to book a man off again, the allowance small be at 
the rate of 2d. per hour from the time of signing off duty for the second rest to signing off 
duty at the home station.

Where the Company provide lodging accommodation a reduction of 1s. per day or night to be made.

The allowance to be 2d. per hour, or portion thereof, for the whole of the time from booking 
on duty at the home station to booking out duty at the home station. Minimum 4s.
Where the Company provide lodging accommodation a reduction of 1s. per day or night to be made.

(4) ALLOWANCE FOR FOOD PROVIDED BUT NOT REQUIRED.

In the case of a man ordered to work a double home turn, who packs food accordingly, but is 
advised after leaving his home that he will not be required to take rest away from home, the 
sum of 1s. 6d.8. shall be allowed.

19.-Height at which Youths are Eligible for Cleaners.

The height, of all youths entering the service of any Railway Company as cleaners shall be as follows:- 
5 ft. 2 ins. at tho age of 16, and
5 ft. 4 ins. at the age of 18.

It is, however, understood that these heights are not to be considered absolute so as to 
preclude the engagement of suitable entrants into the Railway Service.

Any Cleaners now in the service of the Railway Companies who are 5 ft. 4 ins. or more in 
height to-day shall not be debarred from promotion to firemen and drivers.

20.-Higher Duty Pay.

A man temporarily filling the post of a man in a higher grade or higher class of a grade shall be paid as follows:-

If he works 4 hours or less per day in the higher grade, he shall be paid for the full turn of 
duty a mean between his lower rate of pay and the minimum of the higher grade he follows. 
If he works more than 4 hours per clay in the higher grade, be shall be paid the minimum 
wage of  the higher grade for the full turn of duty. This arrangement !lot to apply to cleaners 
when working as firemen, or firemen when working as drivers.

One week’s holiday with pay after 12 months’ service, to include the casual employees who 
are regularly employed, without prejudice to those men who already have a longer holiday 
under their existing conditions of service. 

INTERPRETATIONS.

1.-Rates of Pay

2.-Men Reduced for Breach of Regulations, or Standing Back 

owing to Physical 

Disability but who are still Working on the Footplate.

(a) With regard to the application of the new basic rates in relation to years of service, 
affecting men who have been reduced for breach of regulations, or who have forfeited 
promotion owing to physical disability, it is considered that the new rates are to be applied in accordance with the years of service as explained in paragraphs 1 and 2. 

(b) In future all men “ put back" or " held back" through either of the above causes will be 
dealt with on their merits.

3.-Firemen Performing less than 313 Turns or Shifts of Driving 

Duty.

In the case of it fireman who has performed, say, 300 turns of driving duty at the time of his 
appointment as a driver, he is, after completing 13 more turns of driving duty, to be 
considered as entering upon his second year as a driver, for the purpose of regulating his pay.

4.-Cleaners Performing less than 313 Turns or Shifts of Firing 

Duty.

In the case of a cleaner who has performed, say,  300 turns of firing duty at the time of his 

appointment as a fireman, he is, after completing 13 more turns of firing duty, to be 

considered as entering upon his second year as it fireman, for the purpose of regulating his

pay.

5.-Definition of “Turn” or “Shift.” 

A  “Turn” or “ shift.” of duty performed by a fireman acting as a driver, or by a cleaner acting as a fireman, is to be understood as an occasion of driving or firing duty as the case may be. 

Two or more occasions of such duty during one day's work are not to be counted separately, 
but only as one "turn" or " shift." 

6.-All Time Trip Rates to be Abolished.

7.-Mileage Payment to Drivers and Firemen. 

Computation of Mileage to be from Shed to Shed.

8.-Ten Years Firemen.

On the question of Wage Rates of Firemen who have been 10 years as firemen, including 
turns of firing performed whilst still classed as a cleaner, it has been agreed that a fireman 
under  such circumstances is to be paid at the minimum driver’s rate of 12s. per day, irrespective of whether he has performed any driving shifts or not, the deciding factor being “having completed 10 years' service as a fireman." Firemen who have not received this rate, and who are entitled to it, are to be paid back from the 18th August, 1919, or from such date since that. date when they had completed 10 years as a firemen. 

Cases have occurred where the Companies have not counted the period served with the 
Colours for computing the present rates of drivers and firemen who have returned to footplate work.

It has been agreed that such time must be taken into consideration ill computing the rates of 
pay in accordance with the following extract from a circular issued by the Railway E.C. its 
August, 1914, viz.:-

" It has also been decided that positions in the service shall be found for the men on their 

return, and the salary or wage will then be paid according to scale to which they would have been entitled had they not joined the Colours."

Men paid for walking time after being relieved, but received no allowance after arriving at 
Shed for making out tickets and booking off.

Walking allowance to be revised locally with the view of allowing 15 minutes after arrival at 
tIle Shed in accordance with paragraph (b) of Clause 14 of agreed conditions on page 11.
Walking allowances are to be agreed locally in accordance with paragraph (a) of Clause 14 of agreed conditions all page 11.

Where Companies have not been making an allowance in addition to the 15 minutes for 
Ticket and where drivers have been expected to examine their  engines after arrival on Shed, 
it wall agreed that the Companies he requested to go into the matter as early as possible at 
their Locomotive Depots, in order that by local mutual agreement time may be allowed for 
any work other than making out Tickets. This also to apply where extra work is done in 
getting the engines ready, to give effect to paragraph (d) of Clause 14 of agreed conditions on page 12, wherein it is laid down:-