The Network Rail archive: Capturing our Histories
We talk to our archivist about a project to record the stories of communities of railway workers under-represented in our…
Category: Railway heritage
Read the George Stephenson notebook online
Network Rail is proud to share one of the railway’s most historically important artefacts with the world. The rediscovery in 2018 of…
From the archive: WWII and the railway
The Network Rail archive is the custodian of a vast collection of historic documents and plans relating to today’s railway infrastructure. It…
The Railway at War – 1939-1945
“The railway was crucial in WWII … keeping the heart of Britain going.” The railway played a crucial role in…
VE Day – The railway in WWII
The rail industry has come together on the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day say thank you to everyone…
The Titanic and the railway
Did you know the railway played an important role in transporting passengers of RMS Titanic? Find out how as we…
Happy birthday Glasgow Queen Street: seven things you didn’t know
Glasgow Queen Street station – the site one of our biggest improvement projects – is 183 years old this month….
London stations’ Olympics heritage
Paris 2024 is in full swing so we’re looking back at more than 100 years of Olympics history across London’s…
50 years of electrifying the West Coast Main Line
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the electrification of the West Coast Main Line – helping more people travel…
Safeguarding the Forth Bridge
We take great pride in looking after our historic structures, like the world-famous Forth Bridge near Edinburgh. We refurbished the…