sentences:  He later recalled how during the Revolution of 1848 he was compelled by the gendarmes to assist in erecting a barricade in the streets of Paris.Unhappy with the unsettled politics of France, he returned to his brother's side.By now Joseph was assistant locomotive superintendent to Edward Jeffreys, on the Shrewsbury and Chester Railway (S&CR), whose repair works was at Saltney near Chester, and George became an engine driver on the S&CR, subsequently being promoted to locomotive foreman.