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Vinony

platelayer

noun

  1. labourer who lays and maintains railways, fettler, trackman
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From plate + layer.

  1. A railway employee who inspects and maintains the permanent way of a railway installation.

    “Instead, the Ministry of Transport (MoT) investigation concluded that the gang were reliant upon hearing the approach of trains - "a common practice among platelayers", Assistant Inspecting Officer JPS Main concluded.”