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Author: Gareth Dennis

Gareth Dennis is an engineer and writer, specialising in railway systems. As well as being a design consultant, he is a lecturer in rail infrastructure and leads the York section of the Permanent Way Institution. Follow him on Twitter: @GarethDennis

Slavery and the Railways, Part 1: Acknowledging the Past

On 11 September 2020 By Gareth Dennis In History, Long reads, Railways, Slavery

Britain’s railway exists as a legacy of slavery. In this short series we look at this under-explored aspect of railway history, and talk to Network Rail about how we acknowledge that past and build a better present.

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