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Institute of Railway Studies & Transport History, York, UK Research Workshops, Spring Term 2014 This is the final workshop of the current programme. The National Railway Museum - which, to its credit, has been the sole funder of the series since 1995 - has announced that "plans for future workshops will be developed following recruitment of the new Head Curator" over the next few weeks. As I have now stepped down as head of the Institute, the workshop will be chaired by a senior member of the NRM. I hope to see many faces, old and new, at what promises to be an excellent (temporary) finale! Colin Divall, Professor of Railway Studies, University of York 13.30-16.45 Wednesday 5th March 2014 * (IM)MOBILE POPULATIONS IN C19th BRITAIN* Mark Casson (University of Reading) 'Railways and population growth: a case study of Birmingham and the West Midlands' Colin Pooley (Lancaster University) '"Mrs H came home from Norwich... her pocket picked at the station and all her money stolen": using life writing to recover the experience of travel in the past' All welcome. Refreshments served. The workshop is planned to take place in the Edmondson Room, Search Engine at the National Railway Museum. The NRM is about three minutes' walk from the railway station, using the footbridge. Please use either the City or Car Park entrances and tell the staff at the welcome desk that you are attending the workshop. Please note that NRM car-parking charges apply. Free disabled parking is available near the public entrances. This workshop is financed by the National Railway Museum.