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Railway workers were a respectable section of the Victorian and Edwardian working class, who built their trade unions despite employer opposition. This text uses archival sources to analyze their history through a series of case studies.
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Railway workers were a respectable section of the Victorian and Edwardian working class, who built their trade unions despite employer opposition. This text uses archival sources to analyze their history through a series of case studies.
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