From legendary locomotives and over 200 items of rolling stock to china tea services, uniforms, posters and even a railway bridge, our collection tells the story of the railways in incredible detail.
Christmas is always a busy time for our railways, as a significant portion of the population plan to visit friends, family, or use it to get away from all that festive stuff. But the extra pressure on the railways can push the service – and its passengers – to the limit.
It’s not only trainspotters who snap fascinating photos of the rails, as we discover in this post exploring one of our archive collections.
The amazing collections at the National Railway Museum encompass global as well as British rail history.
As a matter of fact I’m a rather cosmopolitan train – part-French, part-Brummie.
What was life like for the railwaymen who served at sea during the First World War?
This collection might seem somewhat dry at first glance, but it offers fascinating insights into 19th and 20th century society.
What do the railways have to do with art history? Martha, an MA student from the University of York undertaking a studentship at the museum, explains.
Research in our First World War records reveals an unusual character…
Our curator Bob Gwynne celebrates Chinese New Year with a look at how we came to acquire the mighty KF-7 locomotive.
A woman’s work is never done—especially not on the railways when there’s a war on.
How did one company get toy trains moving?
Design Manager Chris Mossop explores an artistic answer to a thorny problem for the railways.