National Railway Museum
Explore over 200 years of history and find out how railways shaped our world through ingenuity and engineering brilliance. Join us on YouTube to see what goes on behind the scenes and for our Curator with a Camera series, which takes you on a detailed tour of incredible locomotives, carriages and other railway-related objects at the National Railway Museum in York, England, and Locomotion in Shildon, County Durham, England.
National Railway Museum
Mallard (mid overhaul) and Stirling Single salute a passing HST on our museum's 10th birthday in September 1985.
This particular 125 was setting a world record for a diesel train journey, averaging 115.4 mph between Newcastle and London King's Cross.
9 hours ago | [YT] | 277
View 8 replies
National Railway Museum
Happy new year! We've had an amazing 2025. Stay with us for more locos, stories and intriguing objects in 2026.
1 week ago | [YT] | 158
View 6 replies
National Railway Museum
Merry Christmas!
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 220
View 5 replies
National Railway Museum
Thumbs up if you've been good this year!
(Christmas mail at King's Cross, 1 December 1960.)
3 weeks ago | [YT] | 354
View 5 replies
National Railway Museum
Snowplough-equipped LNER 4-4-0 no 9496 Glen Moidart is topped up with water during a stop at Crianlarich on its way from Mallaig to Glasgow.
Taken in 1925.
4 weeks ago | [YT] | 317
View 1 reply
National Railway Museum
Join us this Sunday as four members of the NRM team try their hand at making mince pies using a 200-year-old recipe from the Stephenson family recipe book.
It's festive! It's fun! But will their creations be fantastic, or failures?
If you can't wait until Sunday, check out the sneak peek we've just published on Shorts.
1 month ago | [YT] | 125
View 2 replies
National Railway Museum
Inside the Doncaster Works drawing office, 1951.
In this photo two staff are working on a wall-mounted valve gear model.
FUN FACT: The archive of drawings from Doncaster Works filled 778 boxes. It comprises approximately 13,000 drawings encompassing everything from brake gear to buildings.
You can see some of those drawings here: collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/documents/aa1…
1 month ago | [YT] | 234
View 3 replies
National Railway Museum
QUICK QUIZ (no Googling!)
How many boxes were filled with drawings from the Doncaster Works archive?
Check tomorrow's community post for the answer...
1 month ago | [YT] | 46
View 2 replies
National Railway Museum
Here's a photograph selected from an album covering the Never-Stop Railway at Wembley. As its name suggests, the carriages never stop and passengers are expected to hop off while it is still in motion. The lack of stopping meant the railway was able to gain greater speeds than the trains running on the London Underground at the time.
For more info, check out this blog post: blog.railwaymuseum.org.uk/the-never-stop-railway/
1 month ago | [YT] | 218
View 5 replies
National Railway Museum
Join us this Sunday for one of our deepest dives yet! We'll explore Class U2 steam loco Dunluce Castle and tell the story of railways in Northern Ireland. Can't wait? Sneak peek out now in Shorts: youtube.com/shorts/owgPd9aF4gw
1 month ago | [YT] | 12
View 0 replies
Load more