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The Box Tunnel – Brunel builds the impossible

Apr 8, 2021

The Box Tunnel in Wiltshire is one of our finest Victorian structures. It’s also one of the railway’s greatest triumphs....

What’s a Main Line? Rail history explained

Mar 30, 2021

We talk a lot about Main Line railways but what are they and how do they differ from other lines?...

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Change the Game – Q and A with data manager Chloe Barnett

Mar 24, 2021

A seat close to the fast-paced pit crew at a Formula 1 race track gave Chloe Barnett the excitement to pursue engineering. Now, she helps a team on a very different type of track ......

Together – the railway reflects on a year since lockdown

Mar 23, 2021

Today (23 March) the railway has come together to mark a year since the UK entered its first lockdown. It's been a year like no other, with unprecedented challenges and change. But what will never...

Exhibition celebrates railway heroes

Mar 23, 2021

The National Railway Museum and its sister museum Locomotion have launched an exhibition celebrating the vital role played by railway key workers during the pandemic. Named Railway Heroes, the exhibition has initially opened online and...

Devon railway line set to reopen for first time in 50 years

Mar 19, 2021

Communities in Devon will soon benefit from the reopening of the railway between Okehampton and Exeter as part of the Government’s ‘Restoring your Railway’ initiative. Following confirmation of government funding, we expect services to restart...

The Architecture the Railways Built – Huddersfield station

Mar 16, 2021

“A magnificent Yorkshire railway station.” That’s how television presenter and railway historian Tim Dunn describes Huddersfield station in tonight’s episode of The Architecture the Railways Built. The new series is on at 8pm every Tuesday...

The Architecture the Railways Built – Bristol Temple Meads

Mar 9, 2021

In this week's The Architecture the Railways Built, Tim Dunn visits one of our most stunning stations - Bristol Temple Meads. Historian and presenter Tim explores the station from top to bottom, exploring parts of...

Film – Everyday Heroes: Ice Swimmer

Mar 3, 2021

"Everything I've done has prepared me for ice swimming." On the railway, Jade Perry works as a programme integration manager in Scotland. In freezing waters, she's a world champion ice swimmer - and just one...

Happy birthday Glasgow Queen Street: seven things you didn’t know

Feb 17, 2021

Glasgow Queen Street station - currently the site one of our biggest improvement projects - is 179 years old this week. We're close to completing a huge upgrade of the Victorian station, to give you...
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