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Tyneside and the 1926 General Strike, talk by Ed Waugh

Sat 12 Sept · 11:30

Bewick Hall, Level 2, Newcastle City Library

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The talk by Ed Waugh about Tyneside and the 1926 General Strike will be held at Bewick Hall, Level 2, Newcastle City Library in Newcastle on 2026-09-12, exploring the history of the General Strike. Admission is free.

Discover the history of the General Strike on Tyneside with hit Play writer, Ed Waugh.

Discover the history of the General Strike on Tyneside with Ed Waugh. The 1926 General Strike was the biggest rupture in British society since the Civil Wars in the 1640s, almost 300 years earlier. Millions of workers and their families were involved.

The most notorious story of resistance took place in Cramlington.

On 10 May, day seven of the General Strike, miners inadvertently derailed the Flying Scotsman with 281 people on board. No-one died. The only injury was minor, to a man's foot. Eight Northumberland miners were sentenced to 48 years’ imprisonment. They returned home as heroes. Visit: www.cramlingtontrainwreckers.co.uk

This incredible story about Geordie fortitude is told by Ed Waugh, whose hit plays include Carrying David, Wor Bella, Hadaway Harry and, of course, The Cramlington Train Wreckers.

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Tyneside and the 1926 General Strike, talk by Ed Waugh takes place on Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 11:30.

Tyneside and the 1926 General Strike, talk by Ed Waugh is held at Bewick Hall, Level 2, Newcastle City Library in Newcastle upon Tyne (33 New Bridge Street West, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8AX).

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