"We were looking for a senior, experienced conductor with a large repertoire," Mr. Early said.
A spokesman for the train operator Abellio Greater Anglia said the cupboard was supposed to be out of boards to passengers as it contained the intercom for the senior conductor.
In 1942 he joined the Metropolitan Opera as joint senior conductor with his former assistant Bruno Walter.
The union, which represents train managers and senior conductors, claimed there was a "culture of bullying, harassment and victimisation" in the company, leading to a breakdown in industrial relations.
He works on the numbered subway lines and fills in for more senior conductors who are out.
Staff involved include train managers and senior conductors.
The CrossCountry strike will include train managers, senior conductors and on-board catering staff.
The strike will include train managers, senior conductors and catering staff.
Train managers, senior conductors and station staff voted in favour of industrial action, and have been taking the action since 20 July.
These sideways steps helped me to understand that a senior manager is like the conductor of an orchestra.
The company could work out a new template and divide the artistic leadership between Mr. Levine, in a senior position, and an energetic conductor to do the day-to-day work and planning.
