Curator Thomas Spain explores some of the legal wranglings that paved the way for the creation of the Stockton & Darlington Railway.
Delve into intriguing and unexpected finds from our extensive archive of railway records, working drawings, personal papers, photographs and more.
Tania Parker shares an update on her efforts cataloguing an intriguing archive that documents the birth of the Stockton & Darlington Railway.
Sophie Vohra provides an update on this project, which now includes an exhibition in Search Engine until 25 March 2023.
Karen and Tania explore accidents with railway workers as we enter Disability History Month.
Alexander Appleton shares discoveries about Leonard Raisbeck, an impactful but little-known figure in early railways.
Faris Al-Ali unveils the story of an extraordinary railway bookstall that will feature in our redeveloped Station Hall.
On the 50th anniversary of the Ugandan Asian expulsion order, Sophie Vohra and William Law look into the history of South Asian communities in East Africa and Britain, and how their paths have crossed with British owned and operated railways.
Mike Esbester shares fantastic news from the Railway Work, Life and Death project, which has 16,000 new records.
How a small revolution took place in our extensive collection of railway timetables.
By Oliver Hastings, Robert Buttiglieri and Samuel Willmot
Chronicles from the Commonwealth: British royal rail tours of Australia
In line with Queen Elizabeth’s platinum jubilee, three of our placement students from Macquarie University, Sydney, have looked into British royal tours in Australia in the 19th and 20th centuries. Here are some of the fascinating stories they unearthed.
Alex and Tania share a few highlights of our first set of archived corporate records.
Conservation intern Shoun Obana explains the delicate process of handling an old document.