by Stephen Foster You can download the story here as a PDF. Our particular thanks to Stephen for writing this and for allowing us…
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…
Many of our blog posts focus on the thing central to our project: railway staff accidents. Increasingly we’re trying to think more broadly about the…
In this post, guest author Jane Jarrett outlines her Grandfather’s life and career, including the accident that cost him his arm and changed his life…
In this post, guest author Mark Greenwood looks at a passenger accident from 1884, which went on to have an interesting ‘afterlife’ in various forms…
In this guest post, National Railway Museum volunteer Philip James looks back at some big events in the recent past. He gives a personal perspective…
This guest post breaks new ground for the project – by focusing on the experiences of railway staff, written in their own words. As he…
In this week’s post, from guest author Gordon Dudman, some of the legal issues raised by railway accidents come to light. These weren’t, however, arcane…
Today’s post, from the project’s Helen Ford at the Modern Records Centre, looks at a particularly difficult part of Ireland’s past: the lead up to…