The naming of railway locomotives has often been a deeply symbolic practice, never more so than during the First World War.
Dipping into the archives, Ollie Betts explores the historical background of the new prime-time ‘British Wild West’ drama, Jericho.
Hear from our Learning Content Developer Adam Fozard on creating a new family science show.
Christmas is always a busy time for our railways, as a significant portion of the population plan to visit friends, family, or use it to get away from all that festive stuff. But the extra pressure on the railways can push the service – and its passengers – to the limit.
It’s not only trainspotters who snap fascinating photos of the rails, as we discover in this post exploring one of our archive collections.
Terrible conditions weren’t enough to put off adventurous working class travellers on the early railways. What were those journeys like?
As the locomotive’s overhaul nears completion, you might be wondering how much of this rail icon has been there since it was first built.
Learning through our fantastic archive doesn’t only happen in the museum – we’ve also been out and about visiting schools to talk about the First World War.
The amazing collections at the National Railway Museum encompass global as well as British rail history.
Cinema has been closely connected to the railways since its earliest days—as the films in our archive show.
Relive a dramatic railway disaster with the Lancashire & Yorkshire Signalling School.
Like all modern technologies, the railways have come a long way from their origins.