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Maxine Gordon follows the journey which established the NRM – the first national museum outside of London – in York 50 years ago

Today we might minimise or even overlook the railway’s significance, because it is such an established part of our lives. Yet at its height the industry employed more than half a million people across

When we are asked who invented the railways, we can confidently say we did – Britain. But precisely who was involved and how it all developed is a long story. By the end of the 18th century, the Indus

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ABOVE: On June 2, 1980, 20066 hauls a coal train from Markam Colliery formed of mineral wagons and hoppers at Barrow Hill, having just come off the line from Hall Lane Junction and Seymour Junction. C

When Wayne Webb was searching for inspiration that would allow him to run both Western and Southern Region stock, a small station in North Devon proved the perfect subject.