Find out more about how the directories in our library could be useful for researching your family history.
Branding has long been important to railway companies, as the archive of the Wolverton Works shows.
Conservation team member Chris Binks shares a valuable new skill which could be used to care for items in our collection.
Lorna Hogger shares what she’s learned about a technique for producing posters which was used for over a century.
Archivist Alison Kay shares some beautiful designs from the Wolverton Works archive.
Librarian Karen Baker writes about publications which may help you trace your family history, all of which can be viewed in Search Engine at the museum.
What’s so special about this famous blue locomotive?
Vancouver-based photographer Derek Hayes, one of many ‘Mallard 75 pilgrims’, explains his novel idea for a unique photo opportunity.
Archivist Alison Kay reveals some beautiful items from the Wolverton Works archive.
Rebekah Johnston shares one of the more unusual finds from the Wolverton Works archive, which has recently been audited by a group of volunteers.
Our archive collections shed light on historic railway carriage interiors.
Our collections aren’t all about the past—these concept drawings and designs are all about the future.