A plaque dedicated to Wilston Samuel Jackson, Britain’s first Black train driver, has been unveiled at London King’s Cross station. It’s hoped the plaque, unveiled during Black History Month, on 25 October, to mark his outstanding contribution to the rail industry, will encourage more people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds to consider a … Continued
Stunning original drawings of one of Britain’s earliest railways have re-emerged in our archive. The archive, in York, has just rediscovered engineer Thomas Longridge Gooch’s plans for the Manchester and Leeds Railway, which opened in 1839. The original contract drawings for this line, which date from about 1836, are rare examples of highly artistic railway … Continued
Trackside Tara talks about her passion for a big biodiversity project, which will create a dedicated site to protect wildlife for years to come. Tara Scott, a route infrastructure engineer in our Eastern region, is one of our most senior engineers. She’s championed an important and innovative project at a former railway works compound near … Continued