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.
Railway Workers After the Accident
Dr Mike Esbester introduces a new resource from the ‘Railway Work, Life & Death’ project to coincide with Disability History Month.
A glimpse into the history of the ‘Concrete Works’
Peter Thorpe digs deeper into the history of the building which still stands in the museum’s car park.
Railway Work, Life & Death—latest from the project
Dr Mike Esbester explores the latest goings-on from an important collaborative railway research project.
From York to Sierra Leone—a tale of two railway museums
Senior Curator Anthony Coulls discusses the National Railway Museum’s partnership with Sierra Leone’s railway museum.
Search Engine – the first 10 years
This week we’re celebrating the 10th anniversary of the opening of Search Engine, our library and archive centre.