All aboard the untold journey of the railway
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Step into railway history
Immerse yourself in unique 3D virtual exhibitions
Journey through a one-of-a-kind collection
Start your adventure
Which type of passenger are you?
All aboard!
Choose which locomotive in history you want to explore
A trip through history
Explore the world's first public railway
Next stop: Locomotion
The National Railway Museum's site in Shildon
Inside the engineer's mind
John Rastrick's judging notes on 'Rocket' from the Rainhill Trials
Inside Rastrick's Notebook
Mapping a new world
Early railway maps across Britain
Signalling advancements
Tracing the history of railway communication
Blueprints of a revolution
19th-century engines, carriages, and components
People power
What was it like working on the early railways?
Jobs on the rails
The draughtsmen's diaries
A look inside the Great Western Railway Drawing Office scrapbook, 1899-1938
Tools of the trade
What objects did they bring to work?
Brushstrokes and steam clouds
How railways sparked a new era of leisure and changed society
Where to next?
Use Art Projector to see full-size vintage railway posters in your own space
Early fears of the railway
'Railway Panic' sketches digitized for the first time
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The National Railway Museum
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