A look back at a time when deaths on the railways were normal

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A joint imitative between the University of Portsmouth, the National Railway Museum, the Modern Records Centre at the University of Warwick, the National Archives and volunteers, have discovered “tens of thousands of records” relating to injuries and deaths of staff on railway tracks in the early 1900s.

Period16 Dec 2019

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  • TitleA look back at a time deaths on the railways were normal
    Media name/outletSouth Wales Argus
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date16/12/19
    DescriptionA joint imitative between the University of Portsmouth, the National Railway Museum, the Modern Records Centre at the University of Warwick, the National Archives and volunteers, have discovered “tens of thousands of records” relating to injuries and deaths of staff on railway tracks in the early 1900s, explains Mike Esbester,
    Producer/AuthorMichael Jones
    URLhttps://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/18102645.look-back-time-deaths-railways-normal/
    PersonsMike Esbester
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