In the UK, the heritage railway sector is an important contributor to public engagement with the past. We benefit from widespread public interest in the…
Between 1-5 May 2025, the arrival of the railway at Guildford, Surrey, in 1845 is being marked with a temporary exhibition and a plaque on…
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…
Next week we’re heading north – sufficiently so that there aren’t any railways that feature in the project. We’re off to Shetland and Orkney, off…
Earlier this month, Darlington’s railway museum opened in its revamped and reimagined format: Hopetown. Previously known as Head of Steam, it occupies the site of…
In this week’s blog post, guest author Daisy Turnbull looks at some of the challenges involved in crossing railway lines in the past. As she…
This is another in our occasional series of posts produced by University of Portsmouth History degree students as part of their course. For their second-year…
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…
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…
In this blog post we continue our series produced by University of Portsmouth History degree students as part of their course this year. For their…