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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 1h

Interesting piece on banners - focus is on mining, but much the same true of railways.

Needless to say, safety & accidents feature - & unions play a significant role.

How mining banners helped shape communities past and present - BBC News share.google/ea2DbFC1H2kM...

How mining banners helped shape communities past and present - BBC News

The colourful banners can be seen around north-east England, but why and what do they represent?

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 4h

Thank you to all who came to see it in Havant - and of course to The Spring for hosting us!

Always looking for further display venues, so just let us know.

From Monday until 17 December it's going to be in the display space in Park Building, University of Portsmouth!

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 4h

Some lovely feedback:

'Brilliant! Very interesting & showed how hard work it wasa to work on the railway & how it has changed'

'Very informative. It was more interesting as you worked your way around the 12 display boards'

'Shines a light on often forgotten workers'

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 4h

Exhibition taken down!

'The south coast's forgotten railway workers' has finished its (first! ) run at The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre, #Havant.

We're planning on bringing it back, though - next year.

Now it's gone to the next venue: the University of Portsmouth!

#Railway200

An empty room, with wooden floor, white walls and high ceiling, lights off.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 1d

In western Europe, 'young workers without a degree have seen an uptick in joblessness rate of 2.4 percentage points on average compared with 1.4 for recent graduates'.

What the graduate unemployment story gets wrong

People with a degree are faring better, not worse than their non-graduate counterparts

www.ft.com

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 2d

'What is perhaps most pertinent about the first decade of the new millennium is how the leading polluting nations [...] failed to grasp the opportunity to stem global greenhouse emissions.'

David Tomory and Timothy Cooper on British responses to the landmark floods of 2000:

Of Flood Plains and Fuel Protests

How did ordinary people in 2000 make sense of oil, floods, and climate change? David Tomory and Timothy Cooper explore the link between fuel protests and flood waters.

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 2d

There's going to be another in London (at IHR) - Maxine is great so it ought to be fun.

Digital Storytelling for Local History | London

www.sas.ac.uk

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 2d

Bother! Date is non-starter for me 😔

A real shame, but a great initiative and well done, as ever, all at the IHR! 👏

I'm sure it will be, but hoping the gallery of films will be shared after the events!

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 2d

Fab!👏👍

Will be checking the diary...

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 2d

This looks good! 👏👍

#LocalHistory @balhnews.bsky.social

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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 2d

This free event, in collaboration with @heritagewshc.bsky.social in #Chippenham with @beinghumanfest.bsky.social looks fab.

Maxine Beuret @maxinebeuret.bsky.social · 2d

Local Historians come and make your own short film! One day free course at the @heritagewshc.bsky.social on Monday 10th November. Fun collaborative day learning new skills to share local history and heritage. For more information and to book visit: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 2d

Looks super cool!

Are there going to be similar events in other locations?

#LocalHistory

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 2d

The @jtransporthist.bsky.social #Railway200 collection is open access until 15 October, so there's still time left to read this great articles - free!

#RailwayHistory #MobilityHistory #TransportHistory

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The Journal of Transport History @jtransporthist.bsky.social · 17d

Dear Followers,

‼️JTH created an open-access collection of papers to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the first railway journey in Britain‼️

Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...

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The Journal of Transport History @jtransporthist.bsky.social · 16d

A new Article has been published in JTH!

"A well-tracked path? Assessing the factors behind the expansion of Spain's nineteenth-century railway network" by Guillermo Esteban-Oliver, Víctor Sanchís-Maldonado, Rafael Barquín Gil

Check it out here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Don't miss it!

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 2d

Particularly pleased that all of the project members are taking the initiative like this & 'owning' our work! 😀

It's exactly what we hoped for.

More on Trayton Griffin's life here: www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/portsmouth-a...

Trayton Griffin - Railway Work, Life & Death

Discover how Trayton Griffin was part of a Portsmouth area railway dynasty - and the impact of his accident.

www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 2d

V pleased that Havant Local History Group chair & Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts project member, Neil Spurgeon, is giving a talk tonight in Hambledon, about one of 'our' railway workers - Trayton Griffin.

Great to share the research, especially where the Griffin family originated from!

#Railway200

OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 11d

NEW BLOG POST!

We've launched the Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts project exhibition: 'The south coast's forgotten railway workers.'

Read more about it - & see it now: currently at The Spring, #Havant, until 9 October.

#Hampshire

www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/finding-the-...

6 pull-up exhibition banners, white walls behind and wooden floor under. Images on the banners show railway workers and railway work in the Portsmouth area.

5 pull-up banners in front of white walls, on a wooden floor. Leaflets on a stand in front.

Title banner for the exhibition, reading 'The south coast's forgotten railway workers', and including images of railway work, and logos for the University of Portsmouth Centre of Excellence for Heritage Innovation and Railway 200.

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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 2d

btw anybody interested in this might like to know about @rwldproject.bsky.social

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Dreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 2d

Cons: I know bugger all about railway safety

Pros: the accident reports would be *epic*

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch say "We're recruiting Inspectors of Rail Accidents. We're looking for people who are interested in making a significant contribution to railway safety in the United Kingdom to join our team."

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 2d

Ooh, nice thread to be aware of, thank you 😃👍

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Hampshire Archives Trust @harchivestrust.bsky.social · 2d

Interested in #Hampshire #Railway history? Make sure to join us for @rwldproject.bsky.social, Alan Roblin, and Neil Spurgeon’s talk 🚂

📍 Zoom
🗓️ 19th Nov
⏰ 7pm

Register here: hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/events/findi...

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 4d

Still the chance to see our Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts exhibition in its first public display, at The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre, #Havant!

It's there until the end of Thursday (9 October), so do go and see - & please give us feedback (via the cards or QR)!

#Railway200

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 11d

NEW BLOG POST!

We've launched the Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts project exhibition: 'The south coast's forgotten railway workers.'

Read more about it - & see it now: currently at The Spring, #Havant, until 9 October.

#Hampshire

www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/finding-the-...

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 4d

😂👏

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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 5d

This is a lovely article which did a lot to clarify my thoughts on how @vch-home.bsky.social has adopted approaches which engage with creators who are also members of its audience. If you can't access it and would like to read it, do drop me a line.

Victoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 5d

This from our Co-General Editor, @ruthslater.bsky.social, engages with how we cultivate participatory projects that embed local communities in the development of local histories and allow these communities to reflect on how their histories have shaped their collective identities. [Full Text £] 🗃️

Ruth Slatter @ruthslatter.bsky.social · 5d

3/ In the 1st article, I reflect on @vch-home.bsky.social as participatory historical geography, arguing that the VCH's current emphasis on participatory methods shows how long-standing research projects can adopt these developing ways of working rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 7d

A week since our '200 for #Railway200' thread wrapped up!

Still relevant though, as it gives lots of insight into the nature of railway work in the past - & shows us the people who did the work!

Read on ...

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OldRailwayAccidents (@rwldproject.bsky.social)

200 for #Railway200 - a new thread! We're 200 days out from the 200th anniversary of the 1st passenger journey on the Stockton & Darlington Railway, on 27 September 1825. To mark it, we'll post a…

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 5d

#ICYMI we posted this at the start of the week!

OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 11d

NEW BLOG POST!

We've launched the Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts project exhibition: 'The south coast's forgotten railway workers.'

Read more about it - & see it now: currently at The Spring, #Havant, until 9 October.

#Hampshire

www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/finding-the-...

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 6d

Historians accused (by History Reclaimed) of encouraging the teaching of tolerance.

"Remarkably, the academics who have designed this resource are perfectly honest in the very long explanatory document they provide. It’s not really about history at all but about ‘tolerance’." 1/2

Manipulating Young Minds. An example from Primary School History Teaching - History Reclaimed

A teaching resource for primary school children designed at the universities of Edinburgh and Durham makes no attempt to hide its purpose. It isn't about History but about teaching 'tolerance'.

historyreclaimed.co.uk

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