The scene that confronted 18-year old Harry Hardy was gruesome. Five of his workmates had been hit by a passing train. There was nothing he…
On 1 January 1923 a new era of British railway history began. Following state direction of the industry during and after the First World…
As a project we’re keen on archives! No great surprise, given the records we rely upon are cared for in archives – and one of…
Building a railway line was always a challenge – but at least in the early railway era, when Britain was relatively less urbanised, it was…