Great railway strike, Stratford 1919
Deserted railway track at Stratford. The station was at a standstill during the great railway strike. The strike took place in the last two weeks of September 1919. After the initial shock of the strike, lorries were brought in to transport goods. This move proved to have a detrimental affect on the railways, as companies began to realise there was an alternative for transporting freight
Picture No
10215818
Media ID
46034517
Size
6048px x 3671px
(3.1MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Illus Burreau in The Illustrated London News', 4 October 1919, page 508
Date
October 1919
