platelayer

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platelayer

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From plate + layer.

noun platelayers

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.
Similar: surfaceman, trackman

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"platelayer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/platelayer. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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platelayer. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/platelayer

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"platelayer." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/platelayer.

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@misc{platelayer_2026,
  title = {platelayer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/platelayer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}