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