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Professional Historian - researcher, consultant, speaker, author, on the history of manufacturing, railway history, aviation and military history. 

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Welcome to Industry Past

Welcome to Industry PastWelcome to Industry PastWelcome to Industry Past

Professional Historian - researcher, consultant, speaker, author, on the history of manufacturing, railway history, aviation and military history. 

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latest news

New Course Starts 23 September

New Book Available 30 September

New Course Starts 23 September

Railway, Society and Industry: 200 Years of Britain's Railways. A new four-part series for Rest Less

New Course Starts 1 October

New Book Available 30 September

New Course Starts 23 September

Railways, Economy and Society in the Nineteenth Century: 10 week course at Oxford Lifelong Learning

New Book Available 30 September

New Book Available 30 September

New Book Available 30 September

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The Swanage Railway (Heritage Guide) from Pen & Sword Books

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Victorian Britain 

Railways

Industry & Engineering 

WW1 and WW2  

Football & War 

Berkshire

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Who is Industry Past?

Dr Richard Marks provides specialist expertise on the history of manufacturing including the Industrial Revolution, railway history, aviation and military history to museums, archives, production companies, publishers, businesses and individuals. 


He is a regular speaker at family history societies, local history groups and groups such as WI, U3A, Probus, Rotary, Tangent and heritage organisations.


Richard is also an author and lecturer. HIs books include The Wantage Tramway and A History of British Rail Engineering Limited.


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