Definitely! 'Accident' is such a pervasive term it's hard to avoid, but at the start of virtually every talk I do (and all the teaching with students on this topic) I caveat it heavily.
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Posts by OldRailwayAccidents
Updated April events including @readingtheforest.bsky.social @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social @ashalexcooper.bsky.social @rwldproject.bsky.social
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That's very cool - thank you!
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Happy 100th birthday #Portsmouth City!
Portsmouth was awarded city status on 21 April 1926 - marked by #Portsmouth100 events & activities in 2026.
For more on Portsmouth's #RailwayHistory, have a look at the Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts project:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/portsmouth-a...
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Happy 100th birthday #Portsmouth City!
Portsmouth was awarded city status on 21 April 1926 - marked by #Portsmouth100 events & activities in 2026.
For more on Portsmouth's #RailwayHistory, have a look at the Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts project:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/portsmouth-a...
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A brick-built coal stage with water tank on top, all on an embankment, on the left hand side of the photograph. Tracks stretch forward from the camera, towards a 4-road engine shed in the distance. A line of carriages sit to the right of the image.
Off to Didcot Railway Centre this morning, for a bit of research & to plan a new possibility ... watch this space!
Read more on the Railway Work, Life & Death project existing work with Didcot:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/didcot-railw...
📸 (c) Great Western Trust: Didcot engine shed, 1932.
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LAST FEW DAYS!
The 'South coast's forgotten railway workers' exhibition is on at the Portsmouth History Centre, Central Library, Guildhall Walk - until 25 April.
Pop in and see it whilst you can!
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Posed railway staff safety photograph, captioned 'Into the jaws of death', and showing a railwayman stepping out of the way of an approaching train, but into the path of a train approaching on another line.
NEXT WEEKEND!
Sat 25 April, 2pm
Museum in the Park, Stroud
What was railway work really like in the past? And who did the work?
Railway Work, Life & Death project co-lead Mike (of @uophistory.bsky.social) joins @jodurrant.co.uk In Conversation.
Book here:
www.ticketsource.com/the-museum-i...
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ONE WEEK LEFT!
The 'South coast's forgotten railway workers' exhibition is on at the Portsmouth History Centre, Central Library, Guildhall Walk - until 25 April.
Pop in and see it whilst you can!
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It's time for #ActionAgainstAssaults
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#ICYMI - this is tomorrow!
#History #RailwayHistory #LocalHistory
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Posed railway staff safety photograph, captioned 'Into the jaws of death', and showing a railwayman stepping out of the way of an approaching train, but into the path of a train approaching on another line.
NEXT WEEKEND!
Sat 25 April, 2pm
Museum in the Park, Stroud
What was railway work really like in the past? And who did the work?
Railway Work, Life & Death project co-lead Mike (of @uophistory.bsky.social) joins @jodurrant.co.uk In Conversation.
Book here:
www.ticketsource.com/the-museum-i...
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ONE WEEK LEFT!
The 'South coast's forgotten railway workers' exhibition is on at the Portsmouth History Centre, Central Library, Guildhall Walk - until 25 April.
Pop in and see it whilst you can!
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Poster advertising 'Swaffham railway reflections', a railway history & culture day at Swaffham assembly rooms on Sunday 19 April, with displays, visits to railway locations and model railways.
Poster detailing the life and death of platelayer Ashley Shrimpling, killed in a work accident at Middleton Towers station in 1893. Text and a photograph, surrounded by a red border, with logos underneath.
Poster detailing the life and death of Elizabeth Tufts, killed crossing the railway line near Swaffham in 1865. Text and an historic map, surrounded by a red border, with logos underneath.
Swaffham Railway Reflections - this Sunday!
19 April, Swaffham Assembly Rooms, 10-3
Have a look if you can: lots going on.
It features a display by the Lynn & Dereham Railway Trust, including people of the route - with some work by @sophiemhistory.bsky.social & a v modest contribution from us!
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This looks good!
'Blood is the price of coal: Coal communities, health & welfare in Britain, 19th century-present'
Free, 1-day conference at @mrcwarwick.bsky.social - 18 June 2026
Loads of interesting presentations - we've booked a spot!
warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...
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We'll also be bringing along the 'South coast's forgotten railway workers' exhibition, to give further #Portsmouth content - appropriate in the #Portsmouth100 year!
More on the project from which the exhibition came here:
www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/portsmouth-a...
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There are talks from English Literature team members Chris Pittard & Christine Berberich, focusing on Portsmouth's crime-writing - incl one-time #Portsmouth resident Arthur Conan Doyle & contemporary author Graham Hurley.
Booking is available here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/festival-o...
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It's part of the University of Portsmouth's FREE day-long 'Festival of Crime' - a range of interesting crime-focused talks & activities.
Lots on offer, incl some brilliant talks from @uophistory.bsky.social team members Fiona Mccall & Katy Gibbons - looking at female crime, & treason!
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Posed 1930s accident prevention photo, showing a worker standing between tracks, about to be hit by a steam train approaching unseen from behind.
New public talk!
"Done to death by the system": railway worker accidents as 'conventional crime' in 19th & 20th century Britain
Sat 2 May, Portsmouth, 12noon
Project co-lead Mike (@uophistory.bsky.social) will explore what railway staff accidents tell us about life & work in the past.
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Want to understand the development of US foreign policy?
Come along to this @UoP_History webinar, on 29 April, to find out more.
For A-level History or Politics students, but open to anyone interested. Could be quite useful at the moment ...
More info:
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Hadn't seen this piece or research yet - thanks Rebecca!
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In 2001, the term "accident" was banned in BMJ publications. Unintended injuries & deaths are due to the actions of people. The RoSPA report demonstrates that the implementation of austerity, for example, has caused, not only suicides and disease, but also unintended yet foreseeable deaths
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Still time to catch the 'South coast's forgotten railway workers' exhibition!
At the Portsmouth History Centre, Central Library, Guildhall Walk - until 25 April!
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On now!
'9 Days in May: Remembering the 1926 General Strike'
An exhibition at @mrcwarwick.bsky.social, until 5 June - well worth going to see just some of the riches the MRC cares for!
@tuc.org.uk @rmtunion.bsky.social #GeneralStrike100
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Still time to catch the 'South coast's forgotten railway workers' exhibition!
At the Portsmouth History Centre, Central Library, Guildhall Walk - until 25 April!
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A rectangle colour linocut. The dominant colour is yellow, which is used for the platform & walls & ceiling of an underground train station, lit as they are by electric light. Shadows in the form of triangles of green reappear across the picture. The platform curves from far left to a dark tunnel two thirds of the way towards the picture’s right hand edge. At the platform is a curving red train. At its head is a worker on the platform signalling to it. The train is full of silhouettes of passengers. The platform is empty of them.
The Tube Station, linocut, by Cyril Power, c.1932.
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Image shows Langstone harbour at mid tide under a cloudy sky
Good morning #Portsmouth
#WednesdayMotivation #MidweekVibes
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The RHS have recognised the challenges facing Independent Historians by inviting us to meet them on 1 May at Warwick. To let them know how they can help us, we have set up a pre-meeting discussion:
Thurs. 16 April 6pm on Zoom
Meeting Link. www.bit.ly/INDY-HIST-ZOOM
All welcome.
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Looks great - looking forward to it!
Well done on bringing this together. 👏
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The Black Diamond and Beyond: Hidden Hands and Healing Lands
Have you seen our new education resource?
It's designed to inspire learners to explore the industrial past, present, and future of Wales.
It’s available to download from our website: bit.ly/47jcStC
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