Victorian Railways

What was it like on the Victorian Railways? Find out by exploring our Victorian carriage, discovering the differences between the classes and discussing some of the jobs on the railway. Which would you have preferred?

Curriculum links - KS2

History

Knowledge and understanding of events, people and changes in the past
2. Pupils should be taught:
a. about characteristic features of the periods and societies studied, including the ideas, beliefs, attitudes and experiences of men, women and children in the past
b. about the social, cultural, religious and ethnic diversity of the societies studied, in Britain and the wider world
c. to identify and describe reasons for, and results of, historical events, situations, and changes in the periods studied
d. to describe and make links between the main events, situations and changes within and across the different periods and societies studied.

Historical enquiry
4. Pupils should be taught:
a. how to find out about the events, people and changes studied from an appropriate range of sources of information, including pictures and photographs, artifacts, historic buildings and visits to museums, galleries and sites
b. to ask and answer questions, and to select and record information relevant to the focus of the enquiry.

Victorian Britain
11a. A study of the impact of significant individuals, events and changes in work and transport on the lives of men, women and children from different sections of society. Impact of changes to work and transport – rail.