Institute of Railway Studies & Transport History, York, UK
Research Workshops
Next seminar:
14.00 Wednesday 9th March 2005
*The nationalized versus the privatized railway in Britain
*Richard Davies
British Railways 1984-1994
Ernest Godward (Scott Wilson Railways)
The privatized railway 1994-2004
And then (Summer Term)
14.00 Wednesday 4th May 2005
*Gendered transport
*Jane Neal-Smith (London Guildhall University)
Pink Skies: The history and experiences of commercial women pilots
Grace Lees-Maffei (University of Hertfordshire)
"See 500 Sexy Models Reveal All": advertising cars to women
14.00 Wednesday 1st June 2005
*Imperial railways, railway imperialism
*Gary Goldfinch
Egypt and the global economy: railways and commerce in the 19th century
Di Drummond (Trinity and All Saints College, Leeds)
Railway development and British imperialism: cultures of dominant
technology?
*
We hope the re-arrange the workshop on the history of bus regulation for
either the summer or the autumn term.*
*/All welcome./ *Refreshments will be served.
*/Please note/ *All workshops are held in the Yorkshire Rail Academy at
the National Railway Museum, York, UK. The YRA is fully accessible and
may be reached from within The Warehouse at the NRM, off the Great Hall.
The YRA is not open to the general public - you will need to use the
entryphone to get into the YRA. Please do not enter the YRA more than 10
minutes before the advertised starting time. Ask at the Museum's welcome
desks or any information point if you need help.
The National Railway Museum is about 3 minutes' walk from York railway
station via the new footbridge extension. Please use either public
entrance to the NRM and tell the staff at the desk that you are
attending the IRS&TH workshops. Cycle parking is available at the City
Entrance. Motorists please note that NRM parking charges apply (except
for registered-disabled parking, available at the City Entrance).
kshops in the History of Transport, Traffic and Mobility (T2M), 2004-05
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