How did a group of Great Central Railway employees come to drown in Egypt? Our archives offer some answers.
Our archive is helping to record and make accessible personal stories of the First World War.
What do the railways have to do with art history? Martha, an MA student from the University of York undertaking a studentship at the museum, explains.
At the National Railway Museum we’ve been busy developing a new and exciting space for our youngest visitors to discover the world of railways and our collection through play.
Images from our archive help to recreate a momentous day from history.
Research in our First World War records reveals an unusual character…
One famous locomotive, many different get-ups—how should Flying Scotsman look?
How did the railways offer coastal defence and a morale boost to communities fearing invasion?
Our curator Bob Gwynne celebrates Chinese New Year with a look at how we came to acquire the mighty KF-7 locomotive.
A woman’s work is never done—especially not on the railways when there’s a war on.
One of the paintings in our extensive art collection gets some much-needed TLC.
How did one company get toy trains moving?