You might have heard of George Bradshaw and his railway guides—but who was Richardson?
Delve into intriguing and unexpected finds from our extensive archive of railway records, working drawings, personal papers, photographs and more.
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.
Station Hall will tell the story of train journeys that are special and ordinary—the once in a lifetime trip and the daily commute.
We enlisted the help of some of our brilliant volunteers to help make an extensive photography collection accessible.
Archivist Alison Kay reveals the story behind this apparently illegible letter from our archives.