NEW BLOG POST! Ahead of the National Railway Museum's 50th anniversary & re-opening of Station Hall, we look at the site before it was the NRM - as a goods shed. We explore workers & their accidents & how our project feeds into the NRM! #Railway200 www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/delivering-t...

Good to see this - well worth a look, particularly given the focus on railway staff. A reminder of the contributions Muslim workers have made to our railway network. Delighted to be attending the exhibition launch on Wednesday! #Railway200 news.railbusinessdaily.com/muslims-in-r...

NEW BLOG POST! Ahead of the National Railway Museum's 50th anniversary & re-opening of Station Hall, we look at the site before it was the NRM - as a goods shed. We explore workers & their accidents & how our project feeds into the NRM! #Railway200 www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/delivering-t...

What’s the role of a historian today? In a world of instant updates & short attention spans, history helps us question sources, find human stories & take the long view. What’s your purpose as a historian right now? #ThinkLikeAHistorian #HistoryMatters #HACommunity

It is difficult to describe the feeling this gives me, as someone with IDL who has build her entire adult life in the UK. I've been feeling unwelcome and unsettled ever since Brexit and its anti--immigrant platform. It breaks my heart everyday, but this is why the UK can never be my actual home.

Good morning and WELCOME to all @uophistory.bsky.social students! Whether you're returning or just starting with us, the History team are looking forward to seeing you - exciting times ahead! So - settle in/ back in, come along to the re/ induction activities and enjoy!

Also #OnThisDay 1910, ship's steward Jose Enacio de Amorun died aboard SS Dondo at #Barry docks, #Glamorgan, #Wales. His body was found in the bottom of the bunker; it was presumed he accidentally fell during the night. Railway docks were international spaces. #Railway200

Academia.edu is changing its Terms and Conditions, and they're so outrageous (AI training; signing over ownership to them etc) I closed my account today. A thread with some practical tips if you want to delete your account (5 steps):

It's #WorldAlzheimersDay 🤍 The Bentham Line CRP were recently profiled by the Alzheimer's Society on their pioneering dementia-friendly rail travel work 🫶 This is #CommunityRail - connecting communities with their railway and making rail accessible for all.

If labour history matters to you, join us. Annual membership costs £37 (£21 for students) and includes a subscription to Labour History Review sslh.org.uk/join/

Got 40 mins? Need a railway fix? Good news! This podcast, from The National Archives of the UK, will satisfy your urges! Through strikes, accidents & the challenges of early railway travel, find out more about the people of the railways! #Railway200 www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...

#AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems on BBC Radio 4 next week! Tune in from Monday!

Interesting piece on the Union Canal's terminus in #Edinburgh. For us, the eye was paticularly caught by this: 'Travellers would journey beneath bridges during their trips, each one numbered and some decorated in black, blue, red or gold hues. 1/2 www.dailyrecord.co.uk/scotland-now...

#OnThisDay 1917 Barry Railway sand carrier Robert Howells was injured at #Barry, #Glamorgan, #Wales. Putting sand in loco no. 143's sandbox, the lid fell on his right hand, scraping it. (Sand was - & is - used to help adhesion.) He was paid £1.15.0 per week. #Railway200

This memorial remembers the crew members who lost their lives in the Titanic disaster in April 1912. It was paid for by the widows, mothers, and friends of the crew. Of the 908 crew members on board, 720 had signed on with a Southampton address. 542 out of 720 perished in the sinking. 1/3

📻 In case you missed it… there’s three days left to catch up on my show on BBC Glos from Bank Holiday Monday, including the latest on the phone box being turned into a museum in the Forest of Dean www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Did the pedestrian collide with a car? Did a car strike the pedestrian?

Got 40 mins? Need a railway fix? Good news! This podcast, from The National Archives of the UK, will satisfy your urges! Through strikes, accidents & the challenges of early railway travel, find out more about the people of the railways! #Railway200 www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...

'It’s hard to notice absence, but once you do, you cannot unsee it. We studied a procession of male writers, kings and generals, with only an occasional female to give any sign that women had been there too.' 1/2

That mental Ping! when you see the name of somewhere you had heard of only because it was mentioned by Flanders & Swann in "Slow Train". The station was closed in 1964. The castle looks rather fine.

#ICYMI our new blog post looks at some of the work we've been doing with Didcot Railway Centre. Museum interpretation, a visitor leaflet & walking tours, all focused on Didcot's staff & their lives - as seen through their accidents! #Railway200 www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/didcot-railw...

🚨 ONE WEEK TO GO! 🚨 Until the 200th anniversary of the 1st steam-hauled passenger journey on the Stockton & Darlington Railway ... ... which means 1 week left on our 200 for #Railway200 thread! Find out more about past railway work & workers here:

#ICYMI earlier this week, Railway Work, Life & Death project co-lead Mike Esbester was interviewed for Actualitatea Feroviara! Great to have the chance to highlight our work, especially to think about the potential for international collaboration! actualitateaferoviara.com/2025/09/15/m...

An actual quote from the Secretary of State for Business and Trade Too often people go to university to ‘explore research and knowledge’ Look forward to Wes S saying 'too often people go to hospital to have operations' or Heidi Alexander saying 'too often people go to the station to catch a train'

Have a good weekend

#ICYMI! 👇

NEW BLOG POST! We look back at a summer of work with Didcot Railway Centre, including museum interpretation, a visitor leaflet & offering walking tours! All focused on Didcot's staff & their lives - as found through their accidents! #Railway200 www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/didcot-railw...

Back for day 2 - yesterday was fascinating, looking forward to more today! 👏 the organisers, including @brunostrasser.bsky.social Still time to join, via the link at the website below 👇

We had a great time kicking off the @ihr.bsky.social staff away day yesterday with a collage-making session on "Why #history matters". You'll be able to see our creations in the IHR Common Room soon!

Oh, now, this is good 😂👏👍 Well done the British public ... and Network Rail! #Railway200 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is a marvelous example of a steam powered railcar. I've never seen one this old before, usually the boiler is inside the body "'The Shakopee' (for its namesake valley), it was owned by the Minnesota Valley Railroad and is pictured c.1865-68." -CKB Minnesota Historical Society Archives images

NEW HISTORY BLOG POST Portsmouth History graduate Chloe Anderson-Wheatley has been awarded the title of Record Keeper of the Year by the Archives & Records Association for her work with the Falkland Island Government's records management service. wp.me/p91PlX-VW

Well, this is lovely! 👏👍 to all involved! #Dorset #RailwayHistory #Railway200 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#OnThisDay 1856 an un-named German woman was 'most severely injured' at Monkwearmouth dock incline, in County Durham, #England, on the North Eastern Railway. She was searching a parcel aboard the ship 'Jina' when her clothes were caught in a steam crane's wheels ... #Railway200

Enjoying today's 'Protecting the body at work' conference! Plenty for anyone interested in the nature of work & its hazards, across centuries, cultures & geographies. Sadly not possible to get to Geneva in person, but attending online. More here: www.unige.ch/sciences/bio...

🚨 CLOSING SOON! 🚨 The 2025 John Scholes Prize! For the best paper based on original research into any aspect of #TransportHistory or #MobilityHistory. Serious prizes & kudos await - yours for the taking! Deadline 30 September 2025 - more here: journals.sagepub.com/page/jth/joh...

#OnThisDay 1919 Barry Railway spare engine fire remover W Toomey, 45, was injured at #Barry sheds, #Glamorgan, #Wales. His face was slightly scalded when he was in a locomotive pit, prior to removing an engine's fire, & hot water from the engine hit his face. #Railway200

Peer review reports all in on the latest article and - for the first time ever! - they agree on the minor revisions they're asking for 😲🤯 Watch this space!

#OnThisDay 1915 Great Western Railway car conductor P Silverston was injured at St Just, #Cornwall, #England. No other details are recorded beyond that he was receiving weekly compensation. The GWR started operating bus services from Penzance to St Just in 1904. #Railway200

Looking forward to today's #Railway200 working group meeting. As we head towards 27 September & 200 years since the 1st passenger steam-hauled journey on the Stockton & Darlington Railway, this phase of things gets busier - but there'll be more to come afterwards, too!

Here’s a poem called ‘English Roundabouts’.

Road muncher, doing its thing! 😃👍

Delighted to have been interviewed for Actualitatea Feroviara! Find out more about the Railway Work, Life & Death project - they were interesting questions, including about the potential for international collaboration 😀 Thanks to them for having us in! actualitateaferoviara.com/2025/09/15/m...

#OnThisDay 1904 Cambrian Railways van lad Edward Morris was injured at #Oswestry, #Shropshire, #England. Out with the parcels van, the horse was startled & ran down Willow St. The van was overturned & Morris thrown under, injuring his head, leg & foot. #Railway200

How gorgeous is this? Listen to an abridged version of #AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems on BBC Radio 4 from Monday 22 September. Five chapters taking you inside historical moments from the Vikings to the present day. I'm reading! #history #book #listen #radio #BookOfTheWeek

Delighted to have been interviewed for Actualitatea Feroviara! Find out more about the Railway Work, Life & Death project - they were interesting questions, including about the potential for international collaboration 😀 Thanks to them for having us in! actualitateaferoviara.com/2025/09/15/m...

#OnThisDay 1914 Barry Railway tipper William Davies was injured at #Barry docks, #Glamorgan, #Wales. Capstan ropes tore up a piece of timber, knocking Davies against the capstan. The rope tangled around his right leg; it was crushed & fractured, & needed amputation. #Railway200

The culture of overwork limits collaboration between academia and professional practice. Because academics are expected to overwork, their time becomes fungible. They expect to work evenings & weekends. Professional time is costed & limited. This makes project planning & even bidding difficult

#ICYMI at #Railway200 #TheGreatestGathering, Railway Work, Life & Death project co-lead Mike was on the Green Signals live broadcast! With Colin Haynes (Alstom UK H&S Director), he joined Nigel & Richard to talk railway safety & learning from the past: from 26:00! www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlUj...