Tag: railways AudioTracing railway ancestorsThe National Archives holds a vast collection of railway related material, a legacy passed...AudioFrom Stephenson to Suburbia: the Socio-Economic Impacts of the Coming of the Railways to the ChilternsUsing current PhD research, Rudi Newman’s talk demonstrates that for rural Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and...AudioEngineering office staffFocusing on some of the drawing and engineering offices, Tim Procter’s talk examines the...AudioSelling the age of the train: British Rail passenger marketing and travel in Britain in the 1960s–70sBy exploring a wide range of historical records, this talk aims to tell the story...AudioLiving in a railway townDi Drummond describes the experience of living in railway towns during the 19th and...AudioThe truth about The Great Train Robbery of 1963It was called the crime of the century. The Great Train Robbers planned their heist...AudioAdlestrop: railways, poetry and the myths of 1914Adlestrop by Edward Thomas is one of the nation’s favourite poems. Written in the...AudioTime travel: a journey through the timetables of the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway 1860-1901This talk takes a look beyond the day-to-day purpose of railway timetables, to consider...AudioResearching Mr Briggs’ Hat: an account of Britain’s first railway murderThe 1864 murder of Thomas Briggs in his first-class railway carriage is investigated through...AudioRailways and the mobilisation for war in 1914The historian AJP Taylor, considering the events of 1914, once argued: ‘The First World...AudioRailway disasters: an introductionThis talk looks at some of the most famous railway accidents and disasters of...VideoGod’s Wonderful Railway – British Sign Language videoFind out how the development of the railways transformed the landscape of Great Britain... 1 2 »
