Some railway celebrations over the years Openings of new railways were usually accompanied by celebrations. Bands, bunting, flags,...

Strike disrupting the railway in 1926. . . . . . The 1926 General Strike saw some strikers going to extreme lengths to make their point...

Summary: The building of ‘Great Northern’ at Doncaster 1922, set in the context of the time. . . . . . Imagine. Imagine it is April,...

The Great Western Railway’s original application to build a line from London to Reading with a branch to Windsor was opposed by Eton...

The Friends of the NRM were established in 1977 as a charity, with very broad and general objectives, to support the National Railway...

Members of the Friends have just launched a new project, with a legitimate excuse to go down the pub! The traditional British pub is in...