Heritage Open Days - Tyneside & The 2026 General Strike: Newcastle City Library

Name: Heritage Open Days - Tyneside & The 2026 General Strike: Newcastle City Library
Start: 2026-09-12T00:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-09-12T23:59:59+01:00
Location: Newcastle City Library

Arts and Culture

Join playwright Ed Waugh at Newcastle City Library for a fascinating talk with Heritage Open Days 2026.

Learn about Tyneside's role in the General Strike, in particular the story of the derailed Flying Scotsman which resulted in the 48-year imprisonment of eight Northumberland miners - aka the Cramlington Train Wreckers.

Image courtesy of the Working Class Movement Library