Category Archives: Conservation

Station Stories: Spring Breaks and Daytrips

Posted on May 10, 2013 by

As part of the Station Hall redevelopment, I have been working on the Station Stories project, collating the railway memories that the public have submitted. People sent us emails, letters, and lots of story forms and we have also been … Continue reading →

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King’s Cross redevelopment wins heritage award

Posted on May 1, 2013 by

The redevelopment of Kings Cross Station has been awarded an EU Prize for Cultural Heritage in the area of conservation. The work on Lewis Cubitt’s 1852 Grade 1 listed station built for the Great Northern Railway has transformed the way passengers … Continue reading →

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The secret messages revealed by our A4 loco restorers

Posted on January 25, 2013 by

During the work we’ve been doing to cosmetically restore LNER Class A4 60008 Dwight D. Eisenhower since it was repatriated from the US, we’ve uncovered a surprise: a list of names. In the US, Dwight’s motion was painted with several coats … Continue reading →

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Restoring a 1940s railway sign

Posted on September 24, 2012 by

If you’ve arrived here recently via our City Entrance (the one nearest the railway station), you’ll have noticed a newly restored sign just outside our front gate. This sign is believed to be original, and in place since the late … Continue reading →

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How to clean a 124-year-old model ship

Posted on August 6, 2012 by

We have recently completed the conservation of two of our ship models. It may sound unusual that the National Railway Museum collection includes maritime artefacts – but bear in mind that over the past 100 years, ferry services played a … Continue reading →

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LMS Steam Weekend: applying LMS varnish fix transfers

Posted on September 22, 2011 by

Over the past 15 months, we’ve been restoring the 5987 LMS 3rd Class Corridor Brake. Our original plans for a Period III livery scheme (1940-49) were changed when Adrian Ashby, painter and leader of the Duchess support crew, had the … Continue reading →

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Painting conservation for The Art of Advertising exhibition

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

As part of our preparation for The Art Of Advertising, the next exhibition in the brand new art gallery, we currently have a number of paintings and posters undergoing conservation. I recently went to visit one of the conservators to … Continue reading →

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King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry gets closer

Posted on April 7, 2011 by

Whilst much of the workshop team is engaged in Flying Scotsman’s push to completion at York and Bury, another significant project moves towards an exciting milestone. Our Deltic, Number 55 002 “King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry” (KOYLI for short), has … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Tenders

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

Happy New Year to all our readers – lots going on and only three weeks into 2011! I’ll try to let you know about everything as it happens. We’ve have had the Class 306 electric unit go to Eastleigh for … Continue reading →

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Conserving ‘The Shark’: part 3 (plus bonus Green Arrow pics)

Posted on November 10, 2010 by

This is the third and final part in a series of blog posts by Robin Gibson, who’s working with Stathis Tsolis on the conservation of an 1860s locomotive model.  Read part 1 and part 2 The weeks have passed so quickly here … Continue reading →

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