Tag: Railways Records and researchUncovering a sad tale of murder and suicideWednesday 13 April 2016This is a true story, involving a real family 120 years ago, pieced together...Records and researchWar letters from Great Western Railway workersWednesday 16 December 2015As temperatures drop and preparations for Christmas mount, we cast our thoughts 100 winters...Records and researchWhat was rail travel like in 1830?Tuesday 24 November 2015Today we tend to take the railways for granted. If we talk about them...Records and researchRailway accident reports: unseen victimsTuesday 3 November 2015Indian Philosopher Swami Sivananda once said: A mountain is composed of tiny grains of...Records and researchThe Centenary of the Quintinshill Rail DisasterFriday 22 May 2015One hundred years ago, on 22 May 1915, the UK witnessed its worst ever...Records and researchYour disco needs youFriday 19 December 2014The National Archives was in the grip of the 1970s when I first joined...Records and researchTelling Tommies’ talesTuesday 21 October 2014Today we’re breathing a happy sigh of relief, having sent our competition Telling Tommies’...Records and researchDoodlebugFriday 13 June 2014The bombing of British towns and cities during the Second World War was far...Records and researchThe Great Train RobberyMonday 5 August 2013The ‘Great Train Robbery’, which occurred 50 years ago on 8 August 1963, has...Records and researchThe Cabinet Secretary’s NotebookMonday 29 April 2013The Cabinet Papers website is a resource where researchers can investigate digitised Cabinet documents,...Records and researchAdlestrop, by Edward ThomasThursday 22 November 2012Edward Thomas (1878-1917), who was killed in action during the First World War, was...Records and researchHarrow and Wealdstone Rail Crash 1952Thursday 18 October 2012At 08.19 on 8 October 1952 three trains collided with one another at Harrow... « 1 2