Stories around our network
Stories
From the archive
Industry-leading
The Network Rail archive: Capturing our Histories
1 October 2025 | 4 min read
This Black History Month, we talk to our archivist about a project to record the stories of communities of railway…
Stories
From the archive
Railway heritage
From the archive: WWII and the railway
6 June 2025 | 3 min read
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
6 June 2025 | 5 min read
VE Day – The railway in WWII
8 May 2025 | 5 min read
London stations’ Olympics heritage
30 July 2024 | 4 min read
50 years of electrifying the West Coast Main Line
18 July 2024 | 4 min read