Trams, buses and TGVs – drawings from the GEC archives
Delving into the GEC Traction archive reveals a fascinating slice of engineering history.
Researching at the Network Rail archives
In preparation for our exhibition Destination Stations, Ellen Tait takes a look through the Network Rail archives.
Engineered to perfection: cataloguing the GEC Traction Archives
Charlotte Dennard explains the mammoth task of cataloguing our biggest archive collection—not a job for the faint-hearted!
Poetry in Motion: Verses and Odes from the archives
Poetry about the building of a railway bridge? Our fascinating archive collection has it all.
Diagrams, deers and decor: lighting represented in railway engineering archives
Our archive collections shed light on historic railway carriage interiors.
Celebrating the Jubilee: royal photos from our archives
Get into the jubilee spirit with some festive photographs from our collection.
New finds from the NRM archives: Brunel and atmospheric railways
Archivist Alison Kay shares a fascinating discovery she recently made in our collection.
From Glasgow Around the Globe
Records of the North British Locomotive Company Ltd. & Constituent Companies are now published—here’s what’s inside.
Time detectives—discovering the history of railway clocks
We get a surprising amount of enquiries about railway clocks. Luckily, we have quite a few records in the archives.
In pictures: Constructing the Scar House Dam
Photographic Archives Volunteer Nick has found some intriguing images in a collection covering the Nidd Valley Light Railway.
Peter Handford: A pioneer of sound
The whole Archive team delves into the history of the sound recordist on the centenary of his birth.
The Kenneth Cantlie Archive
Cantlie Project Archivist Leena Lindell shares the story of a man who travelled the world and carved his career in the railways of three continents.