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Film: The Railway at War – 1939-1945

12 November 2021 | 5 min read

“The railway was crucial in WWII … keeping the heart of Britain going.” The railway played a crucial role in…
Close-up of 3D-animated original drawings of the Manchester and Leeds Railway
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From the archive: stunning historic railway plans revealed

21 October 2021 | 4 min read

Stunning original drawings of one of Britain’s earliest railways have re-emerged in our archive. The archive, in York, has just…
Original drawing from the Network Rail archive of the Bramhope Tunnel's North portal

The Architecture the Railway Built – Bramhope Tunnel

4 October 2021 | 6 min read
Aerial view of the River Thames with London Charing Cross station, the Hungerford Bridge and Buckingham Palace, daytime

The Architecture the Railways Built – London Charing Cross and Sir Christopher Wren

27 September 2021 | 6 min read

The Architecture the Railways Built – Newcastle

14 September 2021 | 4 min read
Details of the offices and bedrooms in the secret underground shelter at Down Street tube station

From the archive – Churchill’s secret station

19 August 2021 | 4 min read