When Britain’s railways are placed within the context of the empire they helped to maintain, they are framed as one of the only ‘good’ legacies of imperialism. In this episode, we focus on the original Great Western Railway and how it's linked to history within the British slave trade.

Featuring Dr. Oli Betts, research lead at the National Railway Museum in York.

The full episode transcript can be found here.

CREDIT

Written by Moya Lothian-McLean

Editor and Producer Renay Richardson

Researchers are Dr. Alison Bennett and Arisa Loomba

Production Assistant is Rory Boyle

Sound Design by Ben Yellowitz and the Smiley Sound Collective

Social Assets by /Forward Slash.

This is a Broccoli Production

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