History is always full of surprising links – including between very different types of transport.
What were the dangers of early rail travel? How did the arrival of steam power shape our landscape? What will the train of the future look like? The museum team unravel questions like these to tell the story of the railways.
How were London’s main transport arteries constructed?
From Brazil to India and Japan, what can railway manufacturers’ archives tell us about key moments in rail history around the world?
Delve into some of the amazing records from the GEC Traction archive, which is available to the public for the first time in 20 years.
The history of dining on the railways is brought to life at the National Railway Museum.
Discover the stories of Australian railwaymen who travelled across the world to fight.
Drunkenness and work on the railways: a potentially catastrophic combination.
Take a closer look at the train which rescued Britain’s passenger railway.
National Railway Museum volunteers reveal how charitable movements run by ‘lady volunteers’ brought comfort to troops fighting in the First World War.
Our historic collection of railway engineering drawings is an invaluable tool for anyone restoring a steam locomotive.
As part of the First World War Railway project here at the National Railway Museum, we are continuing to research and update the online fallen railwaymen database.
The naming of railway locomotives has often been a deeply symbolic practice, never more so than during the First World War.