2025 is an interesting year for understanding our railway pasts. ‘Railway 200’ is a nation-wide programme of events which marks 200 years since the Stockton…
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…
Last week we went to Aberystwyth, for the launch of Transport for Wales ‘Railway 200’ programme. The launch was excellent, bringing together the current industry,…
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 10 November 1840, a steam locomotive named ‘Surprise’ exploded in Bromsgrove. It killed its crew, Joseph Rutherford and Thomas Scaife. The incident might perhaps…
Last week’s blog post looked at Railway 200, and we speculated about how people might get involved, including through the Railway Work, Life & Death…
By now, hopefully you’ll be aware of ‘Railway 200’ – a partnership campaign marking 200 years of railway travel since the Stockton & Darlington Railway…
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…
June 2024 saw the 40th anniversary of the closure of Shildon Works, in County Durham. The closure, in 1984, hit Shildon hard, with the loss…