æt ðɪ ˈɛnd əvə fˈaɪvjˈɪɹ ɐpɹˈɛntɪsʃˌɪp, ðɪ ɐpɹˈɛntɪs mᵻkˈænɪks wɜːɹ ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd æz ɐsˈɪstənt fˈɔːɹmɛn ɔːɹ ɐsˈɪstənt sˌuːpɚɹɪntˈɛndənts ɔnðɪ ˈiːst ˈɪndiɚ ɹˈeɪlweɪ.
At the end of a five-year apprenticeship, the Apprentice Mechanics were appointed as Assistant Foremen or Assistant Superintendents on the East India Railway.