Friday, 28 October 2011

For Temperance, the Beach and Sport - The Victorian Excursion Train

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The excursion train was an important part of British leisure pursuits in the Victorian period. Social, political, leisure and work groups ma...
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Monday, 24 October 2011

We were Coachmen, Servants and Craftsmen. Early Railway Recruitment - Part 3

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This is last post on research that I have been doing on the occupations that 400 London and North Western Railway (L&NWR) employees had ...
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Wednesday, 19 October 2011

I was a Schoolboy, a Soldier, a Labourer. Recruitment in the Early Railway Industry - Part 2

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In my last post I discussed research I have been doing on  professions that the earliest railway workers had before they joined the London ...
Saturday, 15 October 2011

What Did You Do Before Becoming A Railwayman in the Early Industry? - Part 1

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The topic of the next few posts is new to British railway history and has never, ever, been researched in detail before beyond statements li...
Sunday, 9 October 2011

"Love it as though it were a human being" - Edward Entwistle, the First Driver of Stephenson's Rocket

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The Liverpool and Manchester Railway (L&MR) opened on the 15 th October 1830. It was the world’s first intercity railway, and while the...
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Thursday, 6 October 2011

Discovering Britain's first Railwaywomen (1840s and 1850s) - Part 2

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My last post discussed the research I have done on some of Britain’s earliest railwaywomen. They were employed by four companies in the 184...
Friday, 30 September 2011

Discovering Britain's first Railwaywomen (1840s and 1850s) - Part 1

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I have repeatedly commented that Victorian railwaywomen are little studied by historians. Indeed, men’s dominance of the workforce has meant...
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