Unravelling the history of industry, railways, medicine, science & engineering. Professional historian with PhD, speaker, author. Represented by Past Preservers
Berkshire
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I will also be running an online course from January for the university (@OxLifelongLearn). Railways and Modern Warfare starts in January and also lasts for 10 weeks.
Places can be booked here:
lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/c…
The University of Oxford @OxLifelongLearn have just published the new short course programme for 2026/7.
I will be running a ten week course on Victorian Railways, Economy and Society in September.
Book a place here: lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/c…
Also working on the second proof of my other current book project about the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway @GWSR. It will be out soon as well !
Haven't posted anything in a while as it's been really busy lately. Just working on the first proof for my book about the North Yorkshire Moors Railway @nymr. Will be out soon !
I have been thinking about the value of business history outside of academia over the last few days. It has a lot of merit and is of more use to the business community than you might think.
So I wrote a blog with my thoughts on why which can be found here:
industrypast.co.uk/blog/f/fr…
ALT Clem Rutter, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
I have written a piece for the Royal History Society. It discusses why History PhD students should value what they have achieved since it has value to businesses as well as in academia. It can be found here:
blog.royalhistsoc.org/2026/0…
ALT Tulane Public Relations, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
...and that's done ! Just finished the new book on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway @nymr. Bundled up and sent off to the publisher @penswordbooks ...Occurred to me that this is my 9th book !
Also signed off the cover for the book...
#railway #YorkshireMoors #history
A little bit of an update from me !
I have just been informed that I have been elected as a full Fellow of the Royal Historical Society 'in recognition of [my] contribution to historical scholarship'.
I am rather chuffed to be honest. Time for a proper cup of tea ! (Right now...)
In other news, I will be running a talk on Friday 15th May for @rest_less_uk about the history of Britain's heritage railways. It's the 75th anniversary of the reopening of the first - The Talyllyn Railway. I will be talking about why & how so many were saved.
Bookings are now open here:
events.restless.co.uk/event-…
ALT London and South Western Railway T9 at Corfe Castle Station on the Swanage Railway. ©Richard Marks.
I am going to be talking about the history of British Rail Engineering Limited at the Bristol Society of Model and Experimental Engineers on the 20th May at 7pm.
Why not come along and find out more...
ALT 4 class 50 locomotives in one of the workshops at Doncaster Works on 19 August 1984. Phil Richards, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Just finished the last quick run through of my presentation for tomorrow's The Road to Apollo: The First Steps into Space for @rest_less_uk . We will be looking at how it all started long before Artemis.
There are just a few places left and it starts at 11:30BST tomorrow. Sign up here events.restless.co.uk/event-…
