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Can you help name our new railway training facility?
Published 3 September 2025
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People and the railway
Incredible Windrush generation images brought to life
22 October 2020 | 7 min read
May 1962. The last wave of the Windrush generation arrives at London Waterloo station. The Commonwealth Immigrants Act 1962 is…
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Railway heritage
Robert Stephenson’s birthday
16 October 2020 | 3 min read
On this day 217 years ago, Robert Stephenson was born – the only son of Father of the Railways. Building on…
Art and the railway
14 October 2020 | 6 min read
Where’s the world’s oldest rail bridge in continuous use?
29 September 2020 | 3 min read
Top five rail trips
25 September 2020 | 4 min read
Region profile – North West and Central
16 September 2020 | 5 min read