British and French enginemen try each other’s locomotives. . . . . . . In the late 1950s, Richard Hardy (who was generally known as Dick...

As of November 2022, the FARSAP signalling film archive now has over 200 films. All free to view, they cover signalling locations across...

Acknowledging some of those GWR staff decorated for gallantry during World War 2. . . . . . GWR employees were awarded the George Medal...

One man’s recollections of railway duties during World War II. . . . . . . . Collecting oral histories is sometimes a race against time...

What’s the railway place you most relate to in your memories, and why?. . . . . . We were chatting during a coffee break at a railway...

Jim (J W) Street, started work at age 15 on the Great Western Railway (GWR) as a cleaner in 1891 on a wage of 1/9d a day. By 1895 he had...

The story of W P Allen and the locomotive named after him. . . . . . . It is 1948 at Doncaster Plant, by now British Railways rather than...

In his own words. Extract from NAROH interview 2001/115. . . . . . ​ My earliest memories were of trains at the bottom of the garden, my...

Summary: The closure of Brush Falcon Works including the memories of an electrician working there on BR Class 2 diesel locos. . . . . . ....

A model train set made as a Christmas present. . . . . . . ‘…… I can never remember whether it snowed for six days and six nights when I...

Poor loco maintenance and the consequences. . . . . . We were inside the loco shed, under the looming presence of a steam engine, and...

Recalled by Mike Hogg :- - reflections of an anonymous GN Lines BR fireman Talking about using condensers on the Widened Lines, I...

Signalbox life featuring Cuneo’s ‘On Early Morning Shift’ poster. . . . . . . In days gone by I volunteered to act as host for those...

Summary: Railway lodging houses and stories. . . . . . . . I came to this subject a long way round in my oral history interviews. I...

Holiday tours by train in the East Midlands including Mystery Tours and Starlight Specials. . . . . . . Rather like you, I imagine, I...

Mallard’s speed record and what happened to Driver Duddington and fireman Bray. . . . . . . Friends of the NRM online shop If you live in...

Summary: The stories of Ted Cook, Leicester signalman. . . . . . . Well, you know how it is. It’s a cold November morning but in Ted’s...

Problems with water tanks on locomotives, mentioning a problem with Flying Scotsman. . . . . . . ‘Well, it’s basically a kettle on...

A district of inner city Leicester and its origins. . . . . . . In idle moments travelling, masked up, on today’s trains, you can feel...

Types of steam loco whistles and their use. . . . . . . Well, it’s not unreasonable, is it? Just a toot on the locomotive whistle to...