1.0The Victorian Societyhttps://www.victoriansociety.org.ukStephen Hartlandhttps://www.victoriansociety.org.uk/author/stephen-hartlandvictorian-society-bham-org-uk/Day School: Transport in Victorian and Edwardian West Midlands - The Victorian Societyrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ErKiPGNEVd"><a href="https://www.victoriansociety.org.uk/regional-group-events/day-school-transport-in-victorian-and-edwardian-west-midlands/">Day School: Transport in Victorian and Edwardian West Midlands </a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.victoriansociety.org.uk/regional-group-events/day-school-transport-in-victorian-and-edwardian-west-midlands/embed/#?secret=ErKiPGNEVd" width="600" height="338" title="“Day School: Transport in Victorian and Edwardian West Midlands ” — The Victorian Society" data-secret="ErKiPGNEVd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://www.victoriansociety.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-25-2025-08_56_13-PM-1024x683.png1024683The Victorian and Edwardian era was a time of new and rapidly developing transport systems and designs which affected day to day life for everyone in the West Midlands. Jim Ranaham will introduce our day’s programme with an overview of transport development and availability during the Victorian and Edwardian period. Professor Felix Schid will then give us an eyewitness account of the early days of the first London to Birmingham railway. Our programme continues with Dr Nathan Carden examining the growing interest in and development of cycling. Phil Wild BCNS Archivist, will focus on the use of canals. Tim Bridges our Conservation Caseworker will bring the programme to an end by showing us how Wolverhampton Low Level railway station was saved and repurposed.