Repainting might sound like one of the simpler stages of restoring a loco, but there are a lot of specialist skills involved.
Ellen Tait reveals the behind-the-scenes work that went in to reuniting six A4 locomotives for a big anniversary.
Did you know that the National Railway Museum is haunted?
We’ve teamed up with the Railway & Canal Historical Society to create a new research tool based on the work of esteemed railway historian Alan Jackson.
Nic Schneider from York College writes about the preparations for a spectacular event at the National Railway Museum.
Simon Kohler from Hornby writes about the effect the A4s have had on both his personal and professional life.
Take a sneak peak at some of the fantastic railway photographs in our new exhibition, in collaboration with the Landscape Photographer of the Year award.
Archivist Alison Kay explores what our collections can tell us about life on board a First World War ambulance train.
Since 1994 National Poetry Day has engaged millions of people with poetry through a range of live events and web-based activities.
Our collections include some of the greats of railway history—but we also value the less well-remembered, everyday objects that tell the story of rail.
Andrew Robinson of Network Rail discusses the big changes underway for signalling and railway operations at York.
A modern railway star takes its place in the spotlight.