OldRailwayAccidents

Liverpool Lime St station in the rain - grey sky over steel, glass and brick building.

Heading off from #Liverpool now, ready for tomorrow, but suffice to say, I'm reminded - as every time I visit - of how much I like Liverpool. It really is a great city.

And not afraid to say it - I flipping love the Scouse accent!

Next stop: #Leeds!

As ever at the @rmtunion.bsky.social Health & Safety Advisory Conference, the project (& I) were warmly welcomed.

I saw the dedication of H&S reps - about future, present AND past. Lots of amazing work being done now, & delighted that people connect it so readily to the past. 👏👍

Really enjoying the international women's day initiatives that ask for free labor to celebrate women while so many female colleagues have left or have been let go

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The Union's history also making a strong showing in Eddie's address - have seen this throughout our work with the RMT, & very glad of it!

#RMTHandSCONF26

Two impressive speakers to start - Liverpool Riverside MP Kim Johnson & @rmtunion.bsky.social General Secretary Eddie Dempsey, both making the case stridently for unions, & worker safety.

#RMTHandSConf26

And we're off!

Project stand already doing good business, with H&S reps taking project materials for their branches, plus an accident record book found - hoping to bring it into the project!

The @rmtunion.bsky.social H&S Conference theme is 'making travel safe' - 🎯

#RMTHandSConf26

Pleased to be in #Liverpool today for the @rmtunion.bsky.social Health & Safety Advisory Conference.

This is the 4th year we've had a Railway Work, Life & Death project stand at the conference. It's a really important way to share what we're doing - & learn from those present!

Image shows Langstone harbour at high tide under a cloudy sky

Good morning #Portsmouth
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And won't you look at us, taking railway-thing photos, but sneakily without a train in them! 😂

HUGE tiled system map of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, on a wall at Manchester Victoria.

Yes! Lovely to natter - definitely plenty of wrongs out there, but good to be in like-minded company, and in an interesting setting.

I was taken by this in the station entrance!

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Read all about it – for free, but only until February 16th! A wee #OnePlaceWednesday reminder about free access to digitised newspapers at Findmypast, a great resource for #FamilyHistory, #LocalHistory and #OnePlaceStudies.

If research excellence is linked to research specialisation, why don't more specialist universities routinely outcompete more generalist ones in global league tables?

And should UK HEIs intent to climb the rankings think twice before mothballing their Arts & Humanities?

Asking for a friend. 1/5

... & a catch up about the planned exhibition with the @mrcwarwick.bsky.social, coming later this year.

Phew ... busy times indeed!

All about ongoing or potential collaboration with the Railway Work, Life & Death project - exciting times!

That's on top of yesterday's work with the Watercress Line, now hosting our South Coast's Forgotten Railway Workers exhibition ...

Currently heading north on a whistle-stop tour, taking in:

* Manchester - to talk about 'Rocket: All Aboard' & the bicentenary of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway;

* Liverpool - for the @rmtunion.bsky.social Health & Safety Conference;

* Leeds - to talk with Leeds Industrial Museum.

Stoke-on-Trent's railway staff - Railway Work, Life & Death A mini-project for Railway 200, working with New Vic Borderlines to bring Stoke-on-Trent's past railway workers into the present!

More on the Stoke railway staff here:

www.railwayaccidents.port.ac.uk/stoke-on-tre...

Tracks Through Time Discover stories of diversity and heritage.

Just been through Stoke-on-Trent, on the way up country - seems an apt time to give the 'Tracks through Time' project a nod!

We researched some Stoke area railway staff, found in the Railway Work, Life & Death project database, as part of it ...

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At the station to start a few days of dashing about - & how nice it is to hear the station piano being played, beautifully. They're such a good idea!

Lovely also to thank (again) the staff member who helped with my tickets for a *very* complicated route - it definitely needed a real person!

Webpage screenshot, yellowy-green background, deep grey text 'Career Readiness Experience Day' with details of dates.

Today, & through this week, my excellent 2nd-year @uophistory.bsky.social students are taking part in the Career Readiness Experience Day!

They'll gain valuable, low-stakes practice of assessment centre tasks - all another way we help prepare our students for life after our courses.

5 pull-up banners in a room, each with text and images detailing the lives of railway workers in the Portsmouth area. In the foreground leaflets stand on a pedestal.

A busy week this week - getting even busier from today!

Off to the Watercress Line shortly, to set up the Portsmouth Area Railway Pasts exhibition!

Come & see it over half-term (14-22 February), in the viewing gallery at Ropley ...

... & there's more to come: watch this space!

Seminar events Guild of One-Name Studies

Last chance to sign up for the Guild of One-Name Studies day seminar, 'From waterways to railways' - registration closes tomorrow!

Sat 21 Feb, Peterborough

Really interesting line up & some great speakers!

#GuildOccupations #FamilyHistory

Details & booking here:

one-name.org/seminar-even...

Brilliant! It'll be lovely to see you again 😃

Seminar events Guild of One-Name Studies

Looking forward to being part of the Guild of One-Names Studies day seminar, 'From waterways to railways'

Sat 21 Feb, Peterborough

Really interesting line up; still time to sign up (till 8 Feb)!

#GuildOccupations #FamilyHistory

Details & booking:

one-name.org/seminar-even...

Quite extraordinary how little discussion of risks universities are engaging in before they sign all their staff and students up for new AI tools, at extraordinary cost, Given universities' known deficits and repeated claims of financial exigency, this is surely problematic.

Image shows Langstone harbour at high tide just after sunrise. The sky is mainly clear. In the foreground a flooded path reflects the sky

Good morning #Portsmouth
Wishing everyone a lovely #weekend

Will absolutely do that! More to follow when travel plans sorted....

Very true! Looks like a flying visit at the mo, as I'm definitely in Hampshire the day before...currently figuring it all out 😬🤞