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The Cramlington Train Wreckers

Posted on 20 June 2024

The General Strike of 1926 was the biggest rupture in society since the English Civil War (1662). A million miners were told to take a 40% cut in wages. Britain's only General Strike followed. On May 10, 1926, strikers accidentally derailed the Flying Scotsman at Cramlington.

Eight Northumberland miners were imprisoned for a total of 48 years. Almost a century later, their fascinating story is - finally - about to be told!

"The Pitman Poets would like to endorse the new play - The Cramlington Train Wreckers - by our friend Ed Waugh. His work is cut from the same seam as the Pitman Poets." - Billy Mitchell.

https://www.playhousewhitleybay.co.uk/events/cramlington-train-wreckers/

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