Women’s History Month: Women in Rail
It is a common belief or, at least, a blurring or dismissal that women are rare or do not work within the framework of British railways’ and their history. The word ‘railwaymen’ appears far more than ‘railwaywomen’.
The Naming of Trains and Locomotives
To ask when precisely the naming of locomotives began, you would have first to ask when the naming of boats, horses, carts, and coaches began.
Queer Spaces and the History of the Railway
Jimmy Somerville’s echoing vocals in this political dirge for the mistreatment of the gay community in Scotland, and the wider UK in the 1980s became not only a triumphant dance anthem but a reflective piece on the escapism of modern transport.