Around two weeks’ ago, we put out a request on our Twitter account to find out more about ‘Cricpante Rego’ – and as well as…
Since 2018, a team of brilliant volunteers has been working at The National Archives of the UK. They’ve been transcribing the accident records produced by…
Last week we went to Aberystwyth, for the launch of Transport for Wales ‘Railway 200’ programme. The launch was excellent, bringing together the current industry,…
The previous four blog posts in this series, the most recent of which is here, have focused on the past. Today’s post links past and…
2024’s Disability History Month theme is ‘Disability livelihood and employment’. This is directly relevant to the Railway Work, Life & Death project. As many of…
On 10 November 1840, a steam locomotive named ‘Surprise’ exploded in Bromsgrove. It killed its crew, Joseph Rutherford and Thomas Scaife. The incident might perhaps…
We know from the Railway Work, Life & Death project database that, on 11 November 1932, Southern Railway checker G Richardson was injured at Havant…
Last week’s blog post looked at Railway 200, and we speculated about how people might get involved, including through the Railway Work, Life & Death…
By now, hopefully you’ll be aware of ‘Railway 200’ – a partnership campaign marking 200 years of railway travel since the Stockton & Darlington Railway…
10 September 2024 is the 150th anniversary of the Thorpe railway disaster. Two trains met head-on, two miles east of Norwich. Twenty-five died and 75…