Monthly Archives: June 2012

Station Stories so far: help us collect the nation’s railway tales

Posted on June 15, 2012 by

This post is the first in a series about our Station Stories project. As part of redevelopments to Station Hall, we’re gathering peoples’ stories of working in railway stations and travelling by train. I’ll be blogging about the story-gathering activities … Continue reading →

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Railfest 2012: Thanks to those who kept Britain’s biggest rail celebration on track

Posted on June 10, 2012 by

This is one of a series of blog posts we’re bringing you during our huge 9-day Railfest 2012 festival in June 2012. More blog posts about Railfest 2012 Steve Davies, Director of the National Railway Museum, writes: Bringing together Britain’s … Continue reading →

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How a 78-year-old volunteer brought a steam engine back to life

Posted on June 8, 2012 by

This is one of a series of blog posts we’re bringing you during our huge 9-day Railfest 2012 festival in June 2012. More blog posts about Railfest 2012 Matt Hick, Volunteer Officer, writes: Preparing a 109-year-old locomotive for Britain’s biggest … Continue reading →

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Railfest 2012: Britain’s biggest rail celebration is a real cause for national pride

Posted on June 7, 2012 by

This is one of a series of blog posts we’re bringing you during our huge 9-day Railfest 2012 festival in June 2012. More blog posts about Railfest 2012 Emma Farley, Head of Marketing and PR at the National Railway Museum, … Continue reading →

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Railfest 2012: the pre-event dinner

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

This is one of a series of blog posts we’ll be bringing you in the run-up to our huge 9-day Railfest 2012 festival in June 2012. More blog posts about Railfest 2012 Roger Highfield, Director of External Affairs at Science … Continue reading →

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Railfest 2012: one day to go

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

This is one of a series of blog posts we’ll be bringing you in the run-up to our huge 9-day Railfest 2012 festival in June 2012. More blog posts about Railfest 2012 Roger Highfield, Director of External Affairs at Science … Continue reading →

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