Monday, 14 January 2013
For ticket holders and dignitaries only - why I felt cheated by "Steam on the Underground"
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‘The events’ writes the Transport for London's (TfL) website ‘will explore the tube’s history and will look at the role it will play in ...
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Monday, 24 December 2012
Counting customers - railway traffic before Christmas in the 1800s
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There is no doubt that the four or five days before Christmas are some of the busiest for Britain’s railways as people travel home to see th...
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Tuesday, 18 December 2012
'Pretty Festoons of Holly Leaves Are Displayed' - The Decoration of Railway Stations Before 1900
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In the late nineteenth century most railway employees would find themselves at work over the Christmas period, even on Christmas Day itself....
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Saturday, 27 October 2012
'It is impossible to manage a [pre-1914] railway by theory" ... or is it?
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In the early 1900s the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) was one of five British railway companies that began sending its clerks to ...
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Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Re-start
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Dear Friends I am looking to re-start the TurnipRail Blog soon - so keep your eyes peeled! Best Wishes David
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Friday, 15 June 2012
A Temporary End to Turnip Rail
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Dear all. It is with much sadness that I write this post. On Monday I had my Thesis Advisory Panel, where, after much discussion, it was...
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Saturday, 2 June 2012
Did the Management Ever Control Britain's 19th Century Railways?
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Alfred Chandler The rise of what Alfred Chandler called the ‘visible hand’ of management has dominated the business history literature f...
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