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The Architecture the Railways Built – Royal Albert Bridge

Jan 26, 2021

The Royal Albert Bridge - Isambard Kingdom Brunel's masterpiece - stars in the brand-new The Architecture the Railways Built. Historian...

From the archive: Brunel and Stephenson’s Christmas in Cairo

Dec 24, 2020

The Network Rail archive is the custodian of a vast collection of historic documents and plans relating to today’s railway infrastructure. It...

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Film: The Railway at War – 1939-1945

Nov 8, 2020

"The railway was crucial in WWII ... keeping the heart of Britain going." This year marks 75 years since the end of WWII, in which the railway played a crucial role, and for which we...

Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday – a nursing pioneer’s links with Brunel

May 12, 2020

Florence Nightingale - a pioneering nurse with links to revolutionary engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel - was born 200 years ago today. Nightingale is famous for her ground-breaking work in dramatically improving healthcare in Victorian times,...

VE Day – The railway in WWII

May 8, 2020

The rail industry has come together on the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day to say thank you to everyone who served and sacrificed during WWII. The railway played a crucial role during the...

From the archive: war memorials

Nov 11, 2019

The Network Rail archive is the custodian of a vast collection of historic documents and plans relating to today’s railway infrastructure. It represents the development of the most significant structures, engineers and innovation on the railway from...

From the archive: Ada Lovelace

Oct 8, 2019

The Network Rail archive is the custodian of a vast collection of historic documents and plans relating to today’s railway infrastructure. It represents the development of the most significant structures, engineers and innovation on the railway from...

From the archive: Brunel

Sep 13, 2019

The Network Rail archive is the custodian of a vast collection of historic documents and plans relating to today’s railway infrastructure. It represents the development of the most significant structures, engineers and innovation on the railway from...

From the archive: our oldest items

Aug 1, 2019

The Network Rail archive is the custodian of a vast collection of historic documents and plans relating to today’s railway infrastructure. It represents the development of the most significant structures, engineers and innovation on the railway from...

From the archive: WWII and the railway

Jun 6, 2019

The Network Rail archive is the custodian of a vast collection of historic documents and plans relating to today’s railway infrastructure. It represents the development of the most significant structures, engineers and innovation on the railway from...
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