Railway working produced all sorts of odd terms, specific to the industry. Some of these are less obvious than others – but one which might…
In the past we’ve blogged about individuals appearing in our records but who weren’t employees of railway companies – detailed here, with an overview here.…
We started our posts this month with another 2 cases of workers having 2 accidents each, with the promise (threat?) of more multiple accidents to…
The railways were highly ordered and regulated spaces. They had to be, to ensure they ran and that (for passengers at least) they ran safely.…
As a project we’re keen on archives! No great surprise, given the records we rely upon are cared for in archives – and one of…
We were delighted to receive an email from this week’s guest author, Derek Savage, offering further information on one of the more intriguing cases from…
In the course of looking for something else in our database of British and Irish railway worker accidents, I recently stumbled across a fascinating case…
In previous posts we’ve extolled the virtues of our database as a means of making connections between accidents, whether by location, company, grade of employee,…
As we’ve noted in the past, the railway companies didn’t just run trains – their interests extended much further. As a result, they employed all…
When looking at safety, risk and accidents, on the railways and more widely, many interesting questions occur. Some of them are relatively small scale –…