One of the questions I frequently get asked as a railway historian is “do you ever watch the Michael Portillo show? You know, the one whe...

It has been proclaimed in many places, at many times that before 1914 a job on the railway was a job for life.   Railway workers' career...

Alfred Chandler The rise of what Alfred Chandler called the ‘visible hand’ of management has dominated the business history literature f...

While I have written frequently about female clerks on Britain’s railways before 1914, I have never penned a complete history. Therefore, th...

Late Victorian and Edwardian Station Masters are perceived to have been highly respected individuals. They commanded the stations at which t...

Cornelius Stovin is not a familiar name in railway history circles. To my surprise, he is not even well known amongst those who study the Lo...