Was it usual......?

[leannehdack]

Was it usual for railway workers to move around the country alot. In the 1880's i have a few relatives who worked on the railway (not sure exactly what they did) they seemed to move around the country alot!:)

[Geoffers]

By the 19th century it was not unusual for anyone to migrate around the country - people were pragmatic and moved to where they could earn a living.

Did your chap keep the same basic job as he moved, or did he gain some advancement? Did the railways for which he worked merge and so require a movement of personnel? Did he stay in one region, or move all over the place and if the latter was the case was this to a where a new line had been built?

The National Railway Museum may have records to assist
http://www.nrm.org.uk/home/home.asp
Their reseach centre closed at the start of 2006 and is due to reopen at the end of 2007 - possibly worth a visit sometime?

Geoffers