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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 1d

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 · 8d

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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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 1d

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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 2d

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 · 4d

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 · 2d

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

OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 8d

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 · 3d

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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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 4d

Weekend bump!

#Railway200 #RailwayHistory #TransportHistory #MobilityHistory

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The Journal of Transport History @jtransporthist.bsky.social · 14d

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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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 4d

🚨NEW POSTERS ON DISPLAY!🚨

If you're passing through #Havant station, check the next 2 of our Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts #Railway200 posters - now in the ticket office!

They tell the stories of Alfred Stanford & Albert Rogers, who worked in & around Havant in the early 20th century!

Poster in a frame, detailing the life story of Albert Rogers, including a posed staff safety photograph, text and QR code in a red border, with logos of the University of Portsmouth Centre of Excellence for Heritage Innovation, Hills to Harbour CRP and Railway 200.

Poster in a frame, detailing the life story of Alfred Stanford, including a posed staff safety photograph, text and QR code in a red border, with logos of the University of Portsmouth Centre of Excellence for Heritage Innovation, Hills to Harbour CRP and Railway 200.

Three posters in frames at Havant station ticket office.

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Greg Morse @gregmorsedphil.bsky.social · 3d

The years go by so fast, but for some the memories of 05/10/99 will always be raw. It was on that day two trains collided at Ladbroke Grove, with the loss of 31 lives.

The accident spurred work on train protection systems. The work goes on, as this post explains:
www.linkedin.com/posts/gregmo...

#safety #learning #corporatememory | Greg Morse

The years go by so fast, but for some the memories of 5 October 1999 will always be as raw as yesterday. It was on that day that a train bound for Bedwyn passed SN109 signal at Ladbroke Grove and stru...

www.linkedin.com

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 4d

Nice @museumsassociation.org interview with Sarah Price, head of Locomotion in Shildon, about #Railway200:

www.museumsassociation.org/museums-jour...

Q&A | 'Railways are a global story but we wanted to take it back to where it started' - Museums Association

Sarah Price, head of the Locomotion Museum in Shildon, tells us why the town is looking to the future as it celebrates its past

www.museumsassociation.org

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 4d

They've come from our collaboratiion with the Havant Local History Group, funded by the University of Portsmouth Centre of Excellence for Heritage Innovation.

Our exhibition is currently on at The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre in #Havant.

More here:

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

Finding the south coast’s forgotten railway workers - Railway Work, Life & Death

Read about our public exhibition, showcasing research from the Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts project - out now.

www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 4d

🚨NEW POSTERS ON DISPLAY!🚨

If you're passing through #Havant station, check the next 2 of our Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts #Railway200 posters - now in the ticket office!

They tell the stories of Alfred Stanford & Albert Rogers, who worked in & around Havant in the early 20th century!

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 4d

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 ...

👇

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…

bsky.app

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 4d

Do you have a #LocalHistory you'd like to tell? Why not share it through the BALH's website! Whether it's a podcast, blog piece, 10-minute talk or other format, we have a range of ways of sharing your stories.

Find out more, here: www.balh.org.uk/blog-ways-to...

#WeAreLocalHistory

A man in a turtle neck jumper sits in front of a laptop in a library. "Get involved" is written over the image

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Univ. Portsmouth History @uophistory.bsky.social · 4d

Good morning #Portsmouth
Wishing everyone a lovely #weekend

Image shows Langstone harbour at high tide under a mainly clear sky

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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 4d

A lot of people don't understand how pensions (or benefits) really work.

They picture a national savings account in which their 'own' taxes are stored until they retire.

Not that they were paying for the person before them, and now someone else is doing it for them, so inflation doesn't screw them

Silversprite @silversprite.bsky.social · 4d

On a bus. Fares across Worcestershire are £1 per journey every weekend in October.

Four seniors boarded. They are loudly complaining. Quote: "They shouldn't do this £1 fare. It's workshy folk getting stuff for free yet again. No-one gives us pensioners anything."

The seniors all used bus passes.

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 4d

Weekend bump!

#Railway200 #RailwayHistory #TransportHistory #MobilityHistory

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The Journal of Transport History @jtransporthist.bsky.social · 14d

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 · Sep 4

Dear colleagues,

Registration for the 2025 T2M Conference in Eindhoven is open! Secure your early-bird rate today: t2m.dryfta.com/registration/

Be sure to register by 8 September to take advantage of the discounted early bird rate.
The final deadline is 21 October.

Don't miss it!

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 4d

At a loose end in #Hampshire/ West Sussex this Saturday?

Want a #RailwayHistory fix? A #Railway200 fix?

Of course you do!

Head to The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre in #Havant for 'The south coast's forgotten railway workers' exhibition!

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

Finding the south coast’s forgotten railway workers - Railway Work, Life & Death

Read about our public exhibition, showcasing research from the Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts project - out now.

www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 5d

Good time for #RailwayHistory exhibitions!

Almost like there's something going on this year ... #Railway200

This one in #Hull, #Yorkshire!

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hull railway exhibit explores over 200 years of history

Hull History Centre's Tracks Through Time: The Story of Hull's Railways runs until 11 December.

www.bbc.co.uk

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 5d

Nice to see our Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts exhibition featured in @portsmouthnews.bsky.social! 😀

Currently on at The Spring Arts & Heritage Centre in #Havant, until Thursday 9 October; then at the University of Portsmouth Park Building, from 13 October!

www.portsmouth.co.uk/community/lo...

Local exhibition brings railway workers’ stories to life

A new exhibition has been launched uncovering the stories of the people who previously kept the region’s railways running.

www.portsmouth.co.uk

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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 5d

One for #GenHour, especially if you're on the south coast of England!

A project #Railway200 exhibition, made possible by the hard work of Havant Local History Group volunteers & funding from University of Portsmouth Heritage Hub!

#LocalHistory #FamilyHistory

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OldRailwayAccidents (@rwldproject.bsky.social)

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,…

bsky.app

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Brodie Waddell @brodiewaddell.bsky.social · 6d

Who did what in early modern England?

New #OpenAccess book, 'The Experience of Work in Early Modern England' by @jwhittle.bsky.social, @markhailwood.bsky.social, @hkrobb.bsky.social & @aucointaylor.bsky.social, based on thousands of #EarlyModern court depositions 🗃️

Read it: doi.org/10.1017/9781...

This book applies the innovative work-task approach to the history of work, which captures the contribution of all workers and types of work to the early modern economy. Drawing on tens of thousands of court depositions, the authors analyse the individual tasks that made up everyday work for women and men, shedding new light on the gender division of labour, and the ways in which time, space, age and marital status shaped sixteenth and seventeenth-century working life. Combining qualitative and quantitative analysis, the book deepens our understanding of the preindustrial economy, and calls for us to rethink not only who did what, but also the implications of these findings for major debates about structural change, the nature and extent of paid work, and what has been lost as well as gained over the past three centuries of economic development. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

Cover of Whittle, Jane, Mark Hailwood, Hannah Robb, and Taylor Aucoin. The Experience of Work in Early Modern England. of Cambridge Studies in Economic History - Second Series. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025.

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Julia Laite @julialaite.bsky.social · 6d

This poem, written by Joseph Fasano (who was also born with a heart condition), has hit me directly in the heart like an arrow today, as I watch our world's mess unfold while waiting for Kid the Younger's annual cardiology check up. We cannot save each other now. We can.

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 6d

Tinted, double-hinged spectacles, c.1790. Many opticians believed green or blue glass was easier on the eyes and would reduce glare; while clear glass was too soft and would distort images.

This extraordinary example is from the Wellcome Collection in London.

A pair of blue tinted spectacles with glass hinges on either side.

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