Author Archives: Ruth Leach

About Ruth Leach

I'm an Interpretation Developer at the National Railway Museum. I'm interested in social history - so for me, anything that puts people back in to railways is good news.

Station Hall: the finishing touches

Posted on February 19, 2013

Since my last post, when we made real inroads into the installation work in Station Hall, we’ve been focusing on getting the finishing touches just right.

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Picture of the week: royals in Rochdale

Posted on January 23, 2013

Here’s another image from our ever-increasing online photo collection. This one’s the choice of Ruth Leach, our Interpretation Developer: Over the last year or so I’ve frequently turned to our image collection for inspiration for the Station Hall redevelopment. When I was … Continue reading →

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Station Hall: a week of changes

Posted on January 14, 2013

The changes to Station Hall came on in leaps and bounds last week. We installed a number of platform installations, graphics and collection items. Here are a few highlights: Between now and February, we’ll be finishing off a couple of … Continue reading →

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A sneak peek at the Station Hall workshop

Posted on December 14, 2012

Although it might feel like the Station Hall redevelopment has been quiet of late, there has been a lot of work going on behind the scenes. The exhibits are now being produced, and this week we visited our propmakers’ workshop … Continue reading →

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Exploring our luggage label collection

Posted on November 1, 2012

As part of the Station Hall redevelopment I’ve been looking through our collection of luggage labels. We’ll be reproducing some of these labels and using them on the new exhibits that will be installed in Station Hall. Here are a few … Continue reading →

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Railway station lost property: 3350 gloves, 2280 umbrellas, and live animals

Posted on August 17, 2012

Whilst doing some research for Station Hall, I stumbled across an article about lost property at railway stations, written by an HJ Prytherch in 1898.  He comes across as quite a stern chap, who didn’t take kindly to people leaving … Continue reading →

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See your object on display in Station Hall

Posted on August 15, 2012

Almost a year ago to the day, I asked people to donate their old suitcases for us to use in Station Hall. We had a great response, and many of the items came with fantastic stories – from Herman Booth’s … Continue reading →

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Station Hall lighting workshops

Posted on July 13, 2012

A few weekends ago, we ran a lighting workshop in Station Hall. The workshop was inspired by the student lighting competitions that we’ve run for the last three years, and is part of our ongoing redevlopment of Station Hall. Students from around … Continue reading →

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Looking for luggage – an update

Posted on November 30, 2011

A while ago I blogged about our request for donations of luggage. A whole heap of luggage has come in from lofts and cupboards across Yorkshire. Before we can put any of the luggage to good use in Station Hall … Continue reading →

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Station Hall lighting competition

Posted on November 1, 2011

For the last three years the National Railway Museum has hosted an event as part of Illuminating York. This year ‘Locos in a Different Light’ was held in Station Hall, and it gave us a fantastic opportunity to see how … Continue reading →

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