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New Brighton lockdown poster

National Railway Museum reimagines vintage travel posters to boost lockdown spirits

Monday 11 May 2020 As widespread travel bans remain in place, the National Railway Museum in York has reimagined a set of classic railway travel posters from its collection.

Inside the National Railway Museum workshop

Design team appointed for Wonderlab

Wednesday 08 April 2020 De Matos Ryan has been appointed lead designer for the National Railway Museum’s new interactive ‘Wonderlab’ gallery.

Feilden Fowles exterior

Sustainability at heart of National Railway Museum’s vision for £16.5m Central Hall

Thursday 26 March 2020 UK-based Feilden Fowles wins Central Hall design competition.

National Railway Museum receives Archive Service Accreditation

Monday 24 February 2020 The National Railway Museum’s research and archive centre, Search Engine, has been awarded Archive Service Accreditation by The National Archives for the first time.

Central Hall exhibition thumb

Design concepts revealed for National Railway Museum’s Central Hall

Thursday 13 February 2020 Finalist design concepts for new building displayed at National Railway Museum.

Anthony Coulls and Laura Bootland

National Railway Museum celebrates award win

Monday 20 January 2020 Brass, Steel and Fire wins prestigious national award.

A yellow and blue Pacer train on a frosty railway line

National Railway Museum Welcomes ‘Pacer’ Diesel to Collection

Monday 30 December 2019 Pacer No. 142001 will join the museum’s collection as an example of recent railway history.

Cover of The Railway Chronicle

Unique railway sketches show working life in 1940s King’s Cross

Wednesday 18 December 2019 Steam engines, nationalisation and the harsh winter of 1947 are depicted in a unique snapshot of life on the post-war railway.

An envelope

What the Dickens? Lost letter reveals the railway mishap that torched novelist’s Christmas turkey

Tuesday 17 December 2019 Letter from Charles Dickens discovered in the archives of the National Railway Museum.

Karen Baker and Oli Betts

Railway history course reaches global audience

Wednesday 20 November 2019 Free online course explores Britain's industrial heritage and the lives of British railway workers.

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