Media coverage
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Media coverage
Title Railway worker database adds 17,000 accidents Media type Print Date 1/08/22 Description Article about the Railway Work, Life and Death project, run by the University of Portsmouth and National Railway Museum, which has updated its free database to include accidents investigated by the state that ranged from those involving multiple fatalities to incidents as minor as a pinched thumb. URL https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/railway-worker-database-adds-17000-accidents/ Persons Mike Esbester Title ‘Appalling’ number of historic Scottish rail worker casualties detailed in new memorial archive Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet The Scotsman Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 30/07/22 Description Article on newly published information as part of the Railway Work, Life & Death project which details 949 workers killed and 2,942 injured on Scotland’s railways between 1900 and 1939. URL https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/appalling-number-of-historic-scottish-rail-worker-casualties-detailed-in-new-memorial-archive-3787257 Persons Mike Esbester Title New record of rail worker accidents between 1900 and 1939 made public Media name/outlet Portsmouth New Media type Print Date 26/07/22 URL https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/education/major-new-record-of-railway-accidents-released-as-part-of-the-part-of-the-railway-work-life-death-project-3781563 Persons Mike Esbester Title Stapleton Road - 1921 Media name/outlet Signals to Danger - podcast Media type Web Date 26/09/21 URL https://www.signalstodanger.com/podcast/episode/49d98899/stapleton-road-1921 Persons Mike Esbester
Media contributions
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Title Hampshire's Railway History & Railway Accidents Degree of recognition Regional Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 30/10/22 Description Podcast wth Hampshire Archives Trust, as part of their 'Hampshire's Heritage Revealed' series, discussing the Railway Work, Life & Death project and its Hampshire context. URL https://hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/category/stories/podcast Persons Mike Esbester Title Findmypast - Fridays Live Degree of recognition International Media name/outlet YouTube Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 22/07/22 Description Fridays Live stream on new records that have joined Findmypast, and more about a very special railway collection. URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fmMwMNnt5k Persons Mike Esbester Title Railway Work, Life & Death Project update Degree of recognition International Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 21/07/22 Description Mike Esbester shares news of the recent update to the Railway Work, Life & Death Project - which sees an additional 16,000+ new cases, spanning 1900-1939, added to the database. URL https://www.family-tree.co.uk/videos/railway-work-life-death-project-update/ Persons Mike Esbester Title Four killed when disaster struck on the railway at Wilmcote 100 years ago Media name/outlet Stratford Herald Media type Print Date 28/03/22 Description Piece written by me, based on 'Railway Work, Life & Death' project research. URL https://www.stratford-herald.com/news/four-killed-when-disaster-struck-on-the-railway-at-wilmcote-9246656/ Persons Mike Esbester Title Victims of Stapleton Road railway disaster in Bristol remembered 100 years on Media name/outlet Bristol Post Media type Print Date 26/09/21 URL https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/victims-stapleton-road-railway-disaster-5959274 Persons Mike Esbester Title Twice Removed: What was working life on the railways really like? Media type Web Date 25/03/21 URL https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnRjVZJ9L84&t=36s Persons Mike Esbester Title Full Steam Ahead Media name/outlet BBC Two Media type Television Date 1/01/16 Description Interviewed on basis of research into the history of railway worker safety, for TV documentary, 'Full Steam Ahead', broadcast on BBC 2 August 2016 - estimated viewing figure 2m. Persons Mike Esbester