Vancouver-based photographer Derek Hayes, one of many ‘Mallard 75 pilgrims’, explains his novel idea for a unique photo opportunity.
Rebekah Johnston shares one of the more unusual finds from the Wolverton Works archive, which has recently been audited by a group of volunteers.
Mallard is such a popular locomotive that one prog rock band have even penned an ode to its magnificence.
Photographic volunteer Anne McLean selects her favourite photos from our collection.
It’s the turn of Belinda Morris, our Interpretation Manager, to choose a photo from our 4000-strong online collection.
Intern Verity Smith shares some insights from her work on our Station Stories project.
What was life like for workers in a goods depot? Volunteer Alice Coltman has been exploring our archive for stories.
Discover more about the inspiration behind Railfest 2012 and why we’re experiencing a golden age of railways.
Get into the jubilee spirit with some festive photographs from our collection.
Elanor Henry, an MA Museum and Artefacts Studies student from the University of Durham, reveals the story behind a fascinating object she discovered in our collection.
This is the third and final part in a series of blog posts written by Robin Gibson, who’s working on the conservation of an 1860s locomotive model.
Explore the different ways in which the railways have entered our national consciousness—particularly through language.