OldRailwayAccidents

Welcome to the 'Railway Work, Life & Death' project, on British & Irish railway staff accidents pre-1939. Tweets by Mike Esbester. @RWLDproject.bsky.social

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Welcome to the 'Railway Work, Life & Death' project account!

Check our expanding database of British & Irish railway worker accidents, covering 1855-1939 - all free!

Currently over 117,000 cases, with more to come.

https://t.co/tjGZIatfGh

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@networkrail Thanks Carole - done! 😃👍^Mike

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@Gary_Kilroy 😂😬🤞

[#Railnatter podcast @Railnatter]

Tonight on #Railnatter, we will be discussing the horrific Spanish rail crash in Urda, and @garethdennis will be answering questions, talking through what we know so far, and crucially describing how to pick through the misinformation that tends to accompany these incidents.

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Devastating news coming out of Spain.

Our thoughts and sympathies with all affected.

[International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) @ITFglobalunion]

We express our profound shock at today’s serious rail accident in Toledo, Spain. We extend our deepest condolences and solidarity to everyone affected by this tragic event and stand united with railway workers and their communities in Spain.

https://t.co/oS9fZTEIYu

[Network Rail @networkrail]

Five years ago a plaque dedicated to Wilston Samuel Jackson - Britain’s first Black train driver - was unveiled at London King’s Cross station:

👉 https://t.co/zloUUWRiTQ

It marks his outstanding and inspirational contribution to the rail industry.

#BlackHistoryMonth

[International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) @ITFglobalunion]

We express our profound shock at today’s serious rail accident in Toledo, Spain. We extend our deepest condolences and solidarity to everyone affected by this tragic event and stand united with railway workers and their communities in Spain.

https://t.co/oS9fZTEIYu

[RMT @RMTunion]

In 1904, a Black railway worker from St Lucia joined the union that would become RMT. His name was Joe Armley. This Black History Month, we're telling his story. https://t.co/rxMfZ0qWWV

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One of the fun things about Didcot Parkway is that past & present are cheek by jowl!

Just had a fun Halloween-themed day out at @DidcotRailwayC!

#RailwayHistory #Heritage

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#ICYMI - our new blog post, for #BlackHistoryMonth, is out!

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🇱🇨NEW BLOG POST!🇬🇧

For #BlackHistoryMonth, we've uncovered the life & story of Joe Armley - one of Britain's first railway workers of colour!

Discover Joe's story, from St Lucia to London in the 1890s, working on the railway.

And what's more - images of Joe at work exist!

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@RMTunion Thanks all - really pleased to share this, and thanks as ever for your support!

[RMT @RMTunion]

Many thanks to our friends at @RWLDproject for this fabulous piece of research 👏
https://t.co/fyJYVkffat

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Great to see @_mariacannon & @UoP_History students Mel, Evelyn & Serena sharing their research on women of the 'Mary Rose' at today's Faculty Best Practice Showcase!

This came from their 'Working with the Past' module, & was shared publicly at the 'Our Naval City' festival!

[Hampshire Community Rail Partnership @HampshireCRP]

Join us at Reading station for an afternoon filled with cultural performances and art as we celebrate the rich history and contributions of the Black community!

Friday 30 October, Reading Station Brunel Arcade, 15-17:00

Booking: https://t.co/YHojOZRDxG

#CommunityRail @GWRHelp

[Johnny Akzam @JohnnyAkzam]

“If you cut taxes for the rich, they’ll create jobs.”🤡

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@RMTunion Thanks all - Joe was a really interesting man to research: quite the story, and great to see the Union connection! 💪

[RMT @RMTunion]

Absolutely fascinating read from our friends at @RWLDproject for #BlackHistoryMonth concerning one of our members.
https://t.co/fyJYVkffat

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@ChrisCo49821424 Hooray!

And the new blog post that I'd wanted to share last week is now out, too ...

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PHP issue resolved!

With typical bad-timing, the Railway Work, Life & Death project website disappeared right when we were hoping to share it with people (for an event on Friday).

But we're back now ... and there's more coming soon! 😀

Massive thanks to Uni of Portsmouth IT!

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This blog was possible with the help of the excellent @Museumand_ : huge thanks to them!

We hope this is the start of a bigger #RailwayHistory #BlackHistory collaboration: more in due course!

#BlackHistoryMonth

For now - read more about Joe Armley here: https://t.co/BfWnKiDFQm

[OldRailwayAccidents @RWLDproject]

🇱🇨NEW BLOG POST!🇬🇧

For #BlackHistoryMonth, we've uncovered the life & story of Joe Armley - one of Britain's first railway workers of colour!

Discover Joe's story, from St Lucia to London in the 1890s, working on the railway.

And what's more - images of Joe at work exist!

[OldRailwayAccidents @RWLDproject]

Joe was a member of the @RMTunion - potentially one of their first workers of colour, joining in 1904, via its #Paddington branch.

Joe worked maintaining the mainline tracks near #London Paddington, as part of a gang of 8 men.

#BlackHistoryMonth #RailwayHistory