Railfest 2012: Britain’s biggest rail celebration is a real cause for national pride
Discover more about the inspiration behind Railfest 2012 and why we’re experiencing a golden age of railways.
Discover more about the inspiration behind Railfest 2012 and why we’re experiencing a golden age of railways.
Railfest 2012 kicks off in style.
Final preparations are being made by a small army of people for the biggest celebration of all things rail on the planet: Railfest 2012.
Get into the jubilee spirit with some festive photographs from our collection.
The sun is shining and a whole team of people are hard at work preparing for Railfest as 2 June gets closer.
Railway history isn’t all about steam, as Railfest 2012 shows.
Elanor Henry, an MA Museum and Artefacts Studies student from the University of Durham, reveals the story behind a fascinating object she discovered in our collection.
Find out more about one of the fascinating personal stories we’ve saved as part of the Railway Stories project.
Search Engine Assistant Peter Thorpe reveals the story behind a weird and wonderful document from our collection.
Lorna Hogger takes a trip down memory lane with some cheerful railway posters from our vast collection.
Railway history is littered with the most surprising links—Associate Curator Bob Gwynne explores one curious railway connection.
When people talk of the ‘greats’ of the East Coast main line, one name tends to be mentioned above all: Sir Nigel Gresley, designer of Mallard and Flying Scotsman.