Satirical description of a meeting organised by women to discuss votes for women.

A protest against the proposed closure of the railway in Fife, Scotland.

Satirical jibe against the poor dividends paid to shareholders by the South Eastern Railway and attributing blame to the chairman, Sir Edward Watkin.

Synopsis:  Mock epitaph recording the failure of the 1887 Midland Railway strike.

A poem criticising the Chairman of the South Eastern Railway for the poor quality of the service

Appeal to non union men to join the amalgamated society of railway servants

Contrasts the easy life of the company board members with that of the railway workers.

Probably about the Taff Vale dispute.

Expresses confidence that the workers can win if they stick together and accuses the masters of wishing to do down the workers.

A complaint about the demands on the engineering staff to work long hours. 

Celebrates the integrity, honesty and independent mindedness of an archetypal character called John Littlejohn who is presumable intended to represent the membership of the union.

Autobiographical account of working life and lay-off of railway workers consequent on the Beeching report.

A rallying cry for the union encouraging non-members to join. Likens the union to a ship and its members to the crew.

The author deplores the mass lay-off of railway workers consequent upon the Beeching Report and, in particular, the replacement of steam by diesel power.

Satirises the actions of the company management. The failure of the strike is acknowledged but a final note of defiance is struck.