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New Resource – Midland Railway Timetable Finding Aid

https://blog.railwaymuseum.org.uk/new-midland-railway-timetable-finding-aid/
By David Geldard and Roy Burrows

…and are publicly available: The National Railway Museum The National Archives The Midland Railway Study Centre at the Silk Mill Museum in Derby   A physical check has been made…

A glimpse into the history of the ‘Concrete Works’

https://blog.railwaymuseum.org.uk/the-concrete-works/
By Peter Thorpe

…our archives: https://youtu.be/7AGpuVwQd38 This area of York’s historic railway infrastructure is due to change out of all recognition as part of the York Central regeneration, one wonders whether at least…

Disability History Month: Of accidents and prosthetics

https://blog.railwaymuseum.org.uk/disability-history-month-of-accidents-and-prosthetics/
By Mike Esbester

…railway companies’ files at the National Railway Museum, National Archives and beyond. On 29 January 1910, coupler F Dolphin was at work at New Street Station, Birmingham, on the London…

Donating an object

https://blog.railwaymuseum.org.uk/donating-an-object/
By Peter Thorpe

…full with collections—and, like many archives, we have little spare space. Just a small section of the miles of shelving in our archive and library stores Where did all these…

Great Western Railway Engineers: Churchward, Gresley, Maunsell, Bulleid and Holcroft

https://blog.railwaymuseum.org.uk/great-western-railway-engineers/
By Charlotte Dennard

…the age of 90, although it was never published. The collection was catalogued and the blog written by Robert Hillman, a student on the Master of Archives and Records Management…

What is the Railway Heritage Designation Advisory Board?

https://blog.railwaymuseum.org.uk/railway-heritage-designation-advisory-board/
By Annie Brooke Lang and Tim Dugher

…from the RHC in 2013. RHDAB ensures a future for railway heritage by designating railway-related items. Locomotives, paintings, archives, furniture and more are all in scope for designation. The Board…

Railway Work, Life & Death—latest from the project

https://blog.railwaymuseum.org.uk/railway-work-life-death-latest-from-the-project/
By Mike Esbester

…current industry regulator) and The National Archives, to do with bringing new records into our coverage. We will be looking for volunteers to help with this, so let us know…

Chronicles from the Commonwealth: British royal rail tours of Australia

https://blog.railwaymuseum.org.uk/chronicles-from-the-commonwealth-british-royal-rail-tours-of-australia/
By Oliver Hastings, Robert Buttiglieri and Samuel Willmot

…could have easily remained either lost through the pages of newspapers, sat idle in reel cans, or waiting on digital archives to be seen. A wonderful (and unexpected) discovery during…

Daddy long-legs—a weird and wonderful railway

https://blog.railwaymuseum.org.uk/daddy-long-legs-a-weird-and-wonderful-railway/
By Nick Ansell

One of the most unusual photographic collections in the National Railway Museum’s archives which I’ve come across as a volunteer cataloguer is one by Ellis Kelsey, an amateur photographer who…

Can you help on Transcription Tuesday?

https://blog.railwaymuseum.org.uk/can-you-help-on-transcription-tuesday/
By Mike Esbester

…weren’t suitable to include in Transcription Tuesday. We’re continuing our work with an onsite volunteer team at The National Archives in London. They’re working on accident records that the railway…

Conserving the Great Heck books of condolence

https://blog.railwaymuseum.org.uk/conserving-the-great-heck-books/
By Wendy S-Woodiwis

…paper and cardboard boxes were consolidated with Japanese tissue paper and wheat starch. The books are now stored in a controlled environment in the museum Archives, where they will be…

In pictures: Constructing the Scar House Dam

https://blog.railwaymuseum.org.uk/in-pictures-constructing-the-scar-house-dam/
By Nick Ansell

The National Railway Museum’s photographic archives include a large collection of about 890 images by Humphrey Household (1906-1986), who photographed many types of trains and railways all over the country…