Earlier in the year, this week’s guest author, Debbie Cameron, got in touch with us, about one of the cases featured in our new trade…
As a project, we try to make our work accessible to a wide audience – after all, the more who know about us, the better…
In this blog post we start a series, running through the rest of the year, produced by University of Portsmouth History degree students as part…
Earlier this year we were contacted by the author of this blog post, Sarah Maczugowska, seeking information about her Great Grandfather John Pratt’s role on…
Whilst blog posts have largely reflected our project sources and focus, and looked at mainline railways in the UK and Ireland, this doesn’t capture all…
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…
In her research, Sandra Gittins has already turned up a couple of cases of accidents to railway staff serving overseas during World War One –…
In the course of her research into the military railway aspects of the First World War, Sandra Gittins has already found a number of accidents…
In this post, guest contributor Sandra Gittins brings us back to the First World War, when accidents to railway staff didn’t stop. She’s already blogged…
Last year we blogged about some of the railway staff who were injured at work and then went on to fight and die in the…