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The Fair Sex: Women and the Great Western Railway
Language: en
Pages: 280
Authors: Rosa Matheson
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-10-24 - Publisher: The History Press

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The Great Western Railway struggled with what was called 'the women question' for many years. It had heartily agreed with The Railway Sheet and Official Gazette
Swindon Works: The Legend
Language: en
Pages: 142
Authors: Rosa Matheson
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-05-02 - Publisher: The History Press

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The age of steam is past, the heyday of Swindon Works is long gone – but the legend lives on. What made the Great Western Railway's Swindon Works iconic? Was
Female Railway Workers in World War II
Language: en
Pages: 306
Authors: Susan Major
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2018-08-30 - Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport

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During World War II women took on railway roles which were completely new to females. They worked as porters and guards, on the permanent way, and in maintenanc
Struggle and Suffrage in Swindon
Language: en
Pages: 187
Authors: Frances Bevan
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-02-28 - Publisher: Pen and Sword

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An in-depth history of women’s activism and achievements in one English town, with photos included. As the industrial revolution and the coming of the railway
The Great Western Railway Official Guide, 1909
Language: en
Pages: 636
Authors: Great Western Railway (Great Britain)
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 1909 - Publisher:

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