On the day the Queen celebrated being our longest serving monarch she enjoyed a train ride—one that is a potent symbol of the rail renaissance happening now across Britain.
How does mechanical signalling work, and what can go wrong if you don’t follow the rules?
Our curator Bob Gwynne celebrates Chinese New Year with a look at how we came to acquire the mighty KF-7 locomotive.
Discover more about the design behind a symbol of modernity.
Bob Gwynne shares the personal connection of one visitor to one of the locomotives on display at the museum.
Bob Gwynne recounts the journey of a restored loco back to its Welsh birthplace.
Curator Bob Gwynne provides an update on the overhaul of a style icon that brought modernism to 1970s railways.
Associate Curator Bob Gwynne explains the mammoth task of moving a locomotive halfway around the world.
Associate Curator Bob Gwynne provides an update on the restoration of the original HST prototype power car.
The sun is shining and a whole team of people are hard at work preparing for Railfest as 2 June gets closer.
Railway history isn’t all about steam, as Railfest 2012 shows.
Railway history is littered with the most surprising links—Associate Curator Bob Gwynne explores one curious railway connection.