How has the mystery and potential danger of rail travel been reflecting in popular culture, from newspapers to songs?
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.
Exploring the archives sheds light on the early links between railways and crime.
How safe did early rail travellers feel? An exploration of Victorian literature offers some clues…
Loughborough University lecturer Dr Lise Jaillant explores the literary phenomenon that went hand in hand with the rise of rail travel.
What impact did the railways have on Victorian cultural life?
History is always full of surprising links – including between very different types of transport.
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.