How have train ticket prices varied over the years? Our fantastic volunteers took to the archive to find out.
Archivists normally hate the media describing archives as “lost” and “discovered”. My only excuse for using such tired clichés is that this collection actually was lost and discovered.
Archivist Alison Kay explores what our collections can tell us about life on board a First World War ambulance train.
Discover the stories our archive collections tell about the Great Central Railway.
This post is to let you know that our library catalogue is changing at the end of August.
Find out more about how the directories in our library could be useful for researching your family history.
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.
In Search Engine, our archive and library centre, we receive many thousands of enquiries each year by letter and email. We get some fascinating questions, and one recent query was quite unusual, so I thought I’d share it with you.
Find out more about an unusual item from our archive with Search Engine Assistant Peter Thorpe.
Search Engine Assistant Peter Thorpe reveals the story behind a weird and wonderful document from our collection.
If you missed our display of royal train-related items, Search Engine Assistant Peter Thorpe has picked out some highlights for blog readers to enjoy.
Search Engine Assistant Peter Thorpe reveals a less well-known aspect of railway advertising.