Railway Workers Collection

Poster produced for British Railways (BR), showing a railway worker manually operating the signals in the Greenwood signal box, New Barnet, London

Staff at Stratford on Avon station, 1910s
A posed group photograph of staff at Stratford on Avon station, 1910s. They are seated on and standing behind a GWR bench on the platform

The Meeting
Anthony Bates

Carry On; I'm Busy
Anthony Bates

From Truth, (colour litho)
964609 From Truth, (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mr Bells Dream. From Truth, 25 December 1907.); © Look and Learn

Leading British Labour Party politicians in and outside of Parliament (b / w photo)
6015403 Leading British Labour Party politicians in and outside of Parliament (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

German railway workers expelled from the Ruhr for participating in the campaign of civil disobedience during the French
6000251 German railway workers expelled from the Ruhr for participating in the campaign of civil disobedience during the French occupation

Terrier class steam train Newport, Ventnor West, England, c 1925
Terrier Class 0-6-0T steam locomotive on the Isle of Wight

Liverpool. Taken for Messrs Tabor, the arrival of Salmon from Hudson Bay Company. 23 June 1926

Railway velocipede, 1880s C017 / 6909
Railway velocipede. 19th-century artwork of a three-wheeled vehicle, powered by cycling and designed to be used on railways and called a velocipede, draisine, or handcar

Driver talking to guard

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Through the decades, railway workers have played a pivotal role in connecting communities and driving progress. From manually operating trains in the 1910s at Stratford-on-Avon station (Truth magazine, color litho), to leading labor movements like the German workers expelled from the Ruhr during the French occupation in 1823 (b/w photo), these unsung heroes have shaped our transportation history. British politicians, including those from the Labour Party, have recognized their importance (b/w photo). In the 1880s, even before the era of steam trains like the Terrier class (Newport, Ventnor West, England, c 1925), workers were innovating with velocipedes (b/w photo). Today, as we continue to move forward, let us remember the crucial role in shaping our world, as seen in this driver and guard discussing matters at hand.