A glass case, a dead dog, and Slough train station

On a London bound platform at Slough station can be found a rather old glass case, and inside, a very dead dog. Stuffed.

How the railway telegraph helped arrest a murderer in 1845

Not long after the New Year festivals of 1845 had died down, the news media of the time was much occupied with the tale of a murder in Slough. The story was notable for quite a few reasons, thanks to…