The Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Signalling School – a model railway layout used to train real-life signallers – recently celebrated its 100th birthday with a three-day have-a go event here at the museum.
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.
Restoring objects from our collection often reveals fascinating secrets, and LNER Class A4 60008 Dwight D. Eisenhower was no exception.
Chris Valkoinen picks a favourite picture from from our collections.
Why would a railway company give its employees a jigsaw for Christmas? Curator John McGoldrick explains.
Our staff and volunteers reveal their favourite images from our vast photography collection.
You’ve probably seen an object like this on a station platform – but what’s it for?
Don’t crush—the small but important luggage label has many stories to tell.
Associate Curator Bob Gwynne explains the mammoth task of moving a locomotive halfway around the world.
Find out how the Station Hall redevelopment is going and see some of the vintage suitcases we’ve collected.
A delve into the Museum’s archives reveals a railway design icon.
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.