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…
On the bookshelves of many in the rail industry and many more rail enthusiasts, you’ll probably find a copy of Tom Rolt’s Red for Danger.…
On 4 March 2024, a passenger train struck an object on the tracks at Walton-on-Thames. Part of the train derailed, though thankfully no-one was hurt.…
This post is one of a series exploring how the same source might be approached in different ways by different types of researcher, so we…
In this post, we’re delighted to welcome guest author Michael Davis. Michael volunteers in a number of railway-related ways, as becomes clear in his post…
October, it turns out, has been a busy month for us. Over the course of 3 weeks we’ve participated in events involving 3 of our…
In our project we’re used to looking at the reports produced by the accident investigators of 100 or so years ago (see this blog post,…
This week is Rail Safety Week 2019, an industry-led initiative working to improve safety for everyone in rail, whether passenger, worker or more. Everything we…
28 April is Workers’ Memorial Day – an important occasion for us to stop and think about all those who have died, been injured or…
One of the aims – and hopes – of the ‘Railway Work, Life & Death’ project was to see if we could contribute to a…