Problem: (1) NUM campaigned successfully in the 1980s for the end of the job reservation system , a system which ensured that the best-paid jobs were allocated to whites .
(2) In the 1980s , the NUM successfully campaigned for the end of the job reservation system , a system that ensured that the best-paid jobs were given to whites .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: yes

Problem: (1) Three locomotive classes were delivered new with Type YE tenders .
(2) Three locomotive classes were delivered with type YE tenders .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: yes

Problem: (1) The fortress was besieged again from 22 December 1813 until 14 April 1814 by French troops under the command of General Zoller before the Bavarian garrison surrendered .
(2) The fortress was once again besieged by Bavarian troops under the command of General Zoller , from 22 December 1813 to 14 April 1814 , before the French garrison capitulated .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: no

Problem: (1) On the platform many people waiting for the Tundla-Delhi passenger train were waiting .
(2) There were many people waiting for the Tundla-Delhi passenger train on the platform .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A:
yes