Esme Goodwin tells us about her experience of volunteering in the museum’s archive.
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LNER Azuma Carries Out Additional Midland Main Line Testing
As part of ongoing work to keep customers moving during significant engineering work when parts of the East Coast Main Line (ECML) are closed, LNER is currently exploring options to potentially divert services onto other routes. Using a 9-car bi-mode LNER Azuma train, the unit (no. 800104) started its journey at Leeds, left the ECML […]
Reminder of essential engineering work on North Wales railway between 6-8 June
Passengers are being reminded of essential engineering work taking place on the North Wales railway between Chester and Llandudno Junction from the early hours of Saturday 6 June and reopening in the early hours of Monday 8 June. During this time, the railway will be closed to allow teams uninterrupted access to carry out important […]
The National Railway Museum’s National Collection Diesel D6535 Returns to Service Following Major Restoration
The Great Central Railway and 5305 Locomotive Trust are celebrating the completion of a major restoration project on the National Railway Museum’s National Collection locomotive D6535, preserving one of Britain’s most significant early diesel locomotives for future generations. Visitors will have the opportunity to see the restored locomotive in action during the railway’s Autumn Diesel […]
CrossCountry passengers reminded about weekend engineering work in Birmingham
Passengers are being reminded about changes to trains between Birmingham New Street and Coleshill Parkway over the next two weekends while major HS2 work takes place in the Saltley and Washwood areas of Birmingham. Network Rail is supporting HS2 engineers to demolish Saltley Viaduct and Aston Church Road bridge, which span the railway between Birmingham and Derby. […]