During the First World War, the Royal Navy fleet wasn’t just used for direct engagement—there were also ships need for day to day tasks and maintenance.
The railways and airlines have long had an association, as archive volunteer Tania Parker explains.
Find out how railway ships were transformed for medical duties during the First World War.
The biggest poster in our collection presents equally large conservation challenges.
An army marches on its stomach—but how did the railways help keep troops well-supplied?
The role of the British railways in the First World War is almost too huge to begin to contemplate—our new exhibition takes a closer look at one fascinating story.
Assistant Curator of Collections Simon Batchelor continues to explore the impact of the First World War on Britain’s railways.
From full-size rolling stock to more diminutive models, the National Railway Museum conservators look after objects of all sizes.
Ellen Tait explores her family’s experiences of the First World War.
Jules Hussey and her colleague Sue Giovanni explain how Search Engine helped their ‘Inspired By The Subway’ research project on the Crystal Palace station.
Ellen Tait provides an update on the ongoing conservation works being undertaken on the Borough Market Junction signal box.
How have train ticket prices varied over the years? Our fantastic volunteers took to the archive to find out.