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Railwaymen Collection

Background imageRailwaymen Collection: Goodwick Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South Wales

Goodwick Railway Station, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
A long line of passengers and staff waiting on the platform at Goodwick Railway Station on the Great Western Railway, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. They are all looking across at the camera

Background imageRailwaymen Collection: WW2 - Railwaymen Of Great Britain

WW2 - Railwaymen Of Great Britain
This photograph shows a pair of wartime British railwaymen. Date: circa 1944

Background imageRailwaymen Collection: Collection for South African rail strike

Collection for South African rail strike
Two men brandish collection buckets for the South African rail strike to support Rail Against Apartheid. Signs show that the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR)

Background imageRailwaymen Collection: Sidney Weighell, British footballer and trade unionist

Sidney Weighell, British footballer and trade unionist
Sidney Weighell (1922-2002), British footballer, trade unionist and General Secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen from 1975 to 1983. Seen here speaking at a conference. Date: circa 1980s

Background imageRailwaymen Collection: Railwaymen resume work after the Great Strike, 1919

Railwaymen resume work after the Great Strike, 1919
Railwaymen resume work after the Great Strike of 1919. 1919

Background imageRailwaymen Collection: NATURE VERSUS SCIENCE

NATURE VERSUS SCIENCE
SCIENCE DEFEATED BY NATURE A train is halted by snow. - Ah, but its because its the wrong kind of snow, the railwaymen explain... Date: circa 1850

Background imageRailwaymen Collection: Artwork, two railwaymen

Artwork, two railwaymen Date: 1942

Background imageRailwaymen Collection: York railway station with H. L. Oakley silhouette posters

York railway station with H. L. Oakley silhouette posters
York railway station in the north east of England, with H. L. Oakley silhouette recruitment posters on display outside, probably during the early stages of the First World War. circa 1914-1915

Background imageRailwaymen Collection: WW1 Recruitment poster, Sam Brierley

WW1 Recruitment poster, Sam Brierley
Recruitment poster for British or Canadian Army, 2nd Corporal RE Sam Brierley of the National Union of Railwaymen writes from France, original War Savings poster. 1918

Background imageRailwaymen Collection: 133 D Class Steam Locomotive 4-4-0 & Railwaymen

133 D Class Steam Locomotive 4-4-0 & Railwaymen, England. South Eastern and Chatham Railway Date: 1900s

Background imageRailwaymen Collection: Great Food Demonstration on Embankment, London, WW1

Great Food Demonstration on Embankment, London, WW1
A procession organised by the National Union of Railwaymen who marched to Hyde Park in order to demonstrate against rising food prices during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageRailwaymen Collection: Temporary points maintenance - Army - French strike of 1912

Temporary points maintenance - Army - French strike of 1912
Strike on the Northern French Railways in 1912. Bridge at Briche, a control switch being operated by temporary railwaymen - the French Army! Date: 1912

Background imageRailwaymen Collection: France - Strike of the Western (State) railwaymen

France - Strike of the Western (State) railwaymen - soldiers occupying the Gare Saint-Lazare in improvised conditions. The significance of the five franc coin appears to be the amount requested by

Background imageRailwaymen Collection: Nur Certificate

Nur Certificate
National Union of Railwaymen : Certificate presented to Brother P Bavidge as a token of their esteem by his colleagues at the Halifax No 1 branch of the Union

Background imageRailwaymen Collection: Union of Railwaymen

Union of Railwaymen
Members of the Bermondsey branch of the National Union of Railwaymen pose for a photograph with their Workers of the World Unite banner and their marching drums


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