What’s on

An old film photograph of a child in Mallard's cab

National Railway Museum's 50th Birthday

Activity

Throughout 2025

A landmark year of exhibitions, events, celebrations and a grand reopening to celebrate our 50th birthday.

Special event

Flying Scotsman VR Experience

Activity

Open

Celebrate 100 years of the world's most famous steam locomotive with a stunning new Virtual Reality immersive experience.

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Top 10 Things to See and Do

Activity

Planning your next visit? We've hand-picked 10 must-see things for a great day out.

See what’s on

A white man looks at a yellow and blue locomotive in a large hall. He holds a smartphone connected to his earbud headphones.

Sound Tracks

Trail

Open

Discover surprising stories from the museum’s past as a bustling railway works with our atmospheric new audio trail controlled by your phone.

Lin Qi in orange hi-vis standing on a construction site

Railway Heroes

Online exhibition

A collection of interviews with railway workers who have helped get key workers to and from their jobs and given back to their communities—and country—during the COVID-19 pandemic.

National Railway Museum's 50th Birthday

Flying Scotsman VR Experience

Top 10 Things to See and Do

Sound Tracks

Railway Heroes

Part of the Science Museum Group