Some reflections on the Origins of the Railway Police in the Context of the Opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway
The Birth Certificate of the Railways? This month saw the 200 th anniversary of the operation of the railways in the UK. Am I alone in thinking that this celebration of human ingenuity has been a little under egged? There are parts of our history that leave me feeling rather uncomfortable but the amazing achievement that was the ‘invention’ of powered railways is something which we can all be proud of. What a gift to the world and to the future! 200 hundred years of railways and many exciting things still to come. A form of transport that is green, effective and capable of endless improvement. I am not a train spotter (insert some less pejorative phrase if preferred) but I have worked in close partnership with the railway industry for most of my life and have come to admire the individuals who really understand the system and who put safety before profit and the needs of the public before the corporate imperative. I would have thought...