Four years ago, in 2022, the Railway Work, Life & Death project researched the Wilmcote accident, which killed four Great Western Railway (GWR) track workers…
Over the last six days we’ve been blogging about 1922 Wilmcote accident (see yesterday’s post here), in the lead up to the centenary on 24…
In the course of researching our previous blog post, looking at disabled railway workers in our most recent Railway Work, Life & Death project data…
Earlier this year, our new data release added around 69,000 cases to the Railway Work, Life & Death project database of accidents to British and…
The Railway Work, Life & Death project database is full of cases which we can usefully evaluate with modern eyes. This isn’t straightforward of course…
This week we’re delighted to welcome a guest post to the Railway Work, Life & Death project blog. Shaun Brooke got in touch with us…
It’s not often that the kinds of accidents which feature in the Railway Work, Life & Death project and its database were described as a…
It’s not often there’s the chance to tell the story of an ordinary railway worker’s accident on a national platform. James Welland’s 1898 injury offered…
We’re delighted to welcome back the team from Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum, with more from their ‘On Track for Change’ exhibition. This…
Narrating the lives and losses of young railway workers Ahead of this week’s Crewe: Your Railway, Your Family event, on Thursday 14 September as part…