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.…
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In this blog post we continue our occasional series produced by University of Portsmouth History degree students as part of their course. For their second-year…
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…
Holidays were odd times for the railways. Many services – particularly goods – kept moving, so at least some staff were still at work. Yet…
Continuing our Women’s History Month focus on where women feature in our project database, this week we’re turning to what remains a concern for the…
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.…
March is Women’s History Month, and once again is a good opportunity for our project to reflect on where women appear in our work. This…
Whilst 29 February is a ‘rare’ date, sadly accidents to railway workers on past leap days weren’t rare. As we discussed in our previous blog…
A leap year and a leap day are always a bit unusual. Sadly for the railways they weren’t so unusual in terms of the accidents…
This week the RMT Union held its annual health and safety advisory conference in York. Focused on improving health and safety for those in all…