Project Description
In 2014, the Head of Steam – Darlington Railway Museum received £42,300 from the Heritage Lottery Fund to deliver the Darlington-based project 'North Eastern Railways in World War One'. The project focused on the contribution of railway employees in the North East during the First World War. Using the museum's archive collection, a team of twelve volunteers created a searchable, online database of North Eastern Railway employees who served during the conflict. Archival documents about their wartime experiences were conserved and digitised to preserve them for future generations.
Organisation
Organised by
Head of Steam - Darlington Railway Museum
Region
North East England
Location
DL3 6ST
Event
Focus and Research
Resources used for research
The museum collection was used to create the online database. The main sources of information were the North Eastern Railway Staff Magazines, staff registers, registers of enginemen and firemen and the pension society records.