Senior Lecturer in History Mike Esbester explores safety on the railways since 1913.
Collections Volunteer Ken Woods explains the process of cleaning a locomotive for museum display.
Does the stereotypical image of a trainspotter stand up to scrutiny?
What’s in a number? John McGoldrick explores the significance of locomotive numbering.
In 1984 millions tuned in to watch a train crash live on television—but this was no ordinary accident.
How do we conserve paper railway posters which were never intended to last?
Our graphic designers dig into the archive to find inspiration for our Christmas posters.
In part two of his travel journal, artist Andrew Cross continues his journey across America capturing the image and video used in his art commission Parallel Tracks.
Three student teachers share their experiences of their Settings Outside of School placement at the museum.
Bob Gwynne shares the personal connection of one visitor to one of the locomotives on display at the museum.
The common visual language used to depict railways in design often harks back to the romanticisms of British steam.
“It’s been like trying to untangle a ball of string with lots of different stands”: our volunteers have been hard at work creating railway company biographies to aid researchers.