You’ve heard of outreach, but what do our ‘Inreach’ volunteers get up to at the museum’s library and archive?
Delve into intriguing and unexpected finds from our extensive archive of railway records, working drawings, personal papers, photographs and more.
As part of our ongoing Station Stories project, we’ve been visiting different railway locations in search of stories.
Librarian Karen Baker shares an entertaining recent find from our collection.
You might have heard of George Bradshaw and his railway guides—but who was Richardson?
Journey back in time to discover how railway companies tried to compete with road travel in the early 20th century.
Find out more about an unusual item from our archive with Search Engine Assistant Peter Thorpe.
Interpretation Developer Cheryl Knight reports on the progress of a very special and exciting project: the museum’s first ever smartphone app.
Find out more about one of the fascinating personal stories we’ve saved as part of the Railway Stories project.
Search Engine Assistant Peter Thorpe reveals the story behind a weird and wonderful document from our collection.
Lorna Hogger takes a trip down memory lane with some cheerful railway posters from our vast collection.
Photographs reveal more about a gentleman and his trunk.
One of the locomotives appearing at Railfest 2012 tells the story of perilous early rail travel.