Find out more about how the directories in our library could be useful for researching your family history.
Delve into intriguing and unexpected finds from our extensive archive of railway records, working drawings, personal papers, photographs and more.
Branding has long been important to railway companies, as the archive of the Wolverton Works shows.
Archivist Alison Kay shares some beautiful designs from the Wolverton Works archive.
Librarian Karen Baker writes about publications which may help you trace your family history, all of which can be viewed in Search Engine at the museum.
Archivist Alison Kay reveals some beautiful items from the Wolverton Works archive.
Our archive collections shed light on historic railway carriage interiors.
Our collections aren’t all about the past—these concept drawings and designs are all about the future.
Photographic volunteer Anne McLean selects her favourite photos from our collection.
Here’s another image from our ever-increasing online photo collection, this time the choice of Ruth Leach, our Interpretation Developer.
Archive collections and personal histories can help us paint a picture of life for a station master across the last century.
Some eerie photographs and amazing 3D stereo cards offer a glimpse of the London Underground in years past.
Archivist Alison Kay picks out some culinary highlights from our collection.