We enlisted the help of some of our brilliant volunteers to help make an extensive photography collection accessible.
Delve into intriguing and unexpected finds from our extensive archive of railway records, working drawings, personal papers, photographs and more.
Archivist Alison Kay reveals the story behind this apparently illegible letter from our archives.
Archivist Alison Kay is working on a project to catalogue the papers of the pioneering northern railway family, the Hackworths. She reveals some of the stories the archive reveals.
My blog posts so far have been about how we’re using our collection to bring Station Hall to life. Now we need your help.
Archivist Alison Kay delves into the Wolverton Works archive.
If you missed our display of royal train-related items, Search Engine Assistant Peter Thorpe has picked out some highlights for blog readers to enjoy.
As the Royal Wedding draws closer, it’s the ideal time to highlight some royal records from the Wolverton Works collection.
We have a vast art collection at the National Railway Museum, full of treasures like this beautiful linocut.
Archivist Alison Kay shares a fascinating discovery she recently made in our collection.
Search Engine Assistant Peter Thorpe reveals a less well-known aspect of railway advertising.
What was Nine Elms Motive Power Depot like after steam-hauled trains stopped running to Waterloo?
Great British Railway Journeys piqued many people’s interest in Bradshaw’s railway guides—Search Engine Assistant Peter Thorpe reveals the story of less famous but equally interesting guide books.