National Railway Museum's 50th Birthday Category: 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 Category: Activity Open Celebrate 100 years of the world's most famous steam locomotive with a stunning new Virtual Reality immersive experience. Book now
Top 10 Things to See and Do Category: Activity Planning your next visit? We've hand-picked 10 must-see things for a great day out. See what’s on
Railway Firsts Category: Exhibition February 2025 – January 2026 This is a year of celebration for the railways across the country. New
Go as you Please Category: Exhibition February 2024 – February 2025 An exploration of rail travel from the perspectives of people with lived experience of D/deafness, disability and neurodivergence.
Play area Category: Activity Open Budding engineers and train drivers can explore and experiment in our play area for under-6s.
Railway Heroes Category: 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.
Climate Talks Category: Online event Available online now Watch Climate Talks, a series of panel discussions, Q&As and events exploring the problems caused by climate change.
Open Talk Category: Online event Available online now Explore issues around diversity and inclusion in STEM in Open Talk, a new series of online talks sharing the untold stories of science.