To mark the 12th annual International Women in Engineering Day on 23 June, we are highlighting some of the women that make up the UK engineering workforce.
Find out how we spark curiosity about railway history, whether it’s teaming up with Network Rail to train aspiring signallers, creating exciting science shows or encouraging our younger visitors to learn through play.
Sophie Vohra provides an update on this project, which now includes an exhibition in Search Engine until 25 March 2023.
Gareth explores the work of Ada Lovelace for International Day of Women in Science.
Take a look at our free online course, in partnership with the University of Strathclyde.
Railway safety is very important—as Thomas discovers on an exciting adventure.
Hear from our Learning Content Developer Adam Fozard on creating a new family science show.
Learning through our fantastic archive doesn’t only happen in the museum – we’ve also been out and about visiting schools to talk about the First World War.
Creating a new play area for the museum was an exciting challenge and involved working with several external companies to bring our ideas to life.
At the National Railway Museum we’ve been busy developing a new and exciting space for our youngest visitors to discover the world of railways and our collection through play.
We’re visited by huge numbers of families every year, and many of our youngest visitors are also our most enthusiastic.
Three student teachers share their experiences of their Settings Outside of School placement at the museum.
What does an Edwardian training aid have to do with modern railways?