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Stella

Stella Report 29 May 2007 10:28

does anywon now how to get hold of workers names on the railways 1900 in the north of england but not scotland i don`t know if it would come under british rail or not

ErikaH

ErikaH Report 29 May 2007 10:46

British Railways did not come into being until nationalisation after WW2. You would need to know the name of the Railway Company. Reg

Carol

Carol Report 29 May 2007 11:22

You could try contacting Railway Ancestors f.h.s. Railway Ancestors, a Family History Society dedicated to helping its members find their railway ancestors. www.railwayancestors.org.uk Hope this helps Carol

Clive

Clive Report 29 May 2007 17:15

I have just remembered - I saw somewhere that the National Union of Railworkers has pretty good records. Clive

Clive

Clive Report 29 May 2007 17:20

The main grouping of the railways happened in 1923. If you have any idea of the town/city of interest its historys pages may tell you which railway companies served it. Clive

Clive

Clive Report 29 May 2007 17:27

That last was bad info too! Try this By 1890 the total number of trade unionists on the railways was about 48,000 out of a total work force of 381,000. Numbers continued to grow and by 1910 it had increased to 116,000, two-thirds of whom were in the ASRS and about one-sixth in ASLEF. In 1913 the National Union of Railwaymen (NUR) was formed by the amalgamation of the ASRS, the United Pointsmen and Signalmen's Society and the General Railway Workers Union. Clive

Stella

Stella Report 30 May 2007 09:09

Thanks all for the information on the railways will start looking

Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 30 May 2007 16:39

Make sure you check out the 'Black Sheep Index' website! http://www.lightage.demon(.)co(.)uk