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.
This is the second part in a series of blog posts written by Robin Gibson, who’s working on the conservation of an 1860s locomotive model.
An essential part of Victorian journey planning, Bradshaw’s Guide was also an object of satire and ridicule.
This is the first in a series of blog posts written by Robin Gibson, who’s working on the conservation of an 1860s locomotive model.
Take a closer look at the vivd, often grisly world of 19th century railway satire.