With their years of experience in manoeuvring trains and their in-depth knowledge of signalling systems, most railway motormen would be justified in considering themselves good candidates for jobs as Metro train drivers. But over 200 motormen on the rolls of the city’s railway authorities who submitted applications hoping to upgrade to the Metro services were in for a rude shock. Most of their applications were met with a stony silence from the Metro authorities and not a single applicant was hired.