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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.

Locomotive Sir Kenneth Grange

High-speed locomotive Sir Kenneth Grange Joins National Railway Museum collection

Monday 11 November 2019 Class 43 High-Speed Train, also known as the InterCity 125, is unveiled at National Railway Museum in York.

Two women during a fiery performance

StrongWomen Science to Headline Future Engineers at the National Railway Museum

Wednesday 23 October 2019 Future Engineers returns with a new programme of free activities and shows to inspire the next generation of young engineers.

South Yard render

National Railway Museum allocated £18.5m from new Culture Investment Fund

Saturday 12 October 2019 The National Railway Museum has been awarded £18.5m from the Government's new £250m Culture Investment Fund to support the cultural and creative sector.

TVR 28 locomotive

Historic Welsh locomotive to steam again at Gwili Railway

Tuesday 01 October 2019 The National Railway Museum and the Welsh Railways Trust have agreed a new three-year overhaul agreement to bring Welsh locomotive Taff Vale Railway No.28 back into steam.

Rocket arrives at the museum

Stephenson’s Rocket Visits National Railway Museum for 10-Year Stay

Thursday 12 September 2019 New home for original 1829 steam locomotive and icon of British engineering.

National Railway Museum Launches £16.5m Design Competition for New Building

Tuesday 10 September 2019 New gallery to showcase future of railway innovation and engineering.

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