National Railway Museum Corporate News

Wow! We've been voted number 2 in the Which? top 10 best free museums and galleries in the UK! We're proud to provide a free and fun day out for our visitors, and an experience that over 4000 people voted as one of the best available in the UK! We can't wait to be able to offer even more once our transformational masterplan is complete, with the generous support of our corporate partners, sponsors and supporters. #NationalMuseum #Which? #Top10FreeMuseums #Family #Summer Photo credit: Jody Kingzett, National Railway Museum

💥 Over the weekend we celebrated Wonderlab: The Bramall Gallery’s first birthday! 💥 There's not much to say other than a huge THANK YOU! Watch the clip as our Explainers recap this very special year and share your favourite highlights from the gallery with us. To our generous funders, we couldn't have achieved this without you. Your support has been invaluable. Here's to many more years of inspiring wonder! The Liz and Terry Bramall Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, Eversholt UK Rails Group, Friends of the National Railway Museum, Michael Wallace MBE, Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, The Holbeck Charitable Trust, Kirby Laing Foundation, and Charles and Elsie Sykes Trust. https://lnkd.in/gzrg-ZZA #Wonderlab #Inspire #Celebration #ThankYou #RailIndustry #NextGeneration

Thanks for having us – we were left truly blown away by this project! This week my colleague Lorna Hogger and I had the pleasure of visiting the future site of the Global Centre of Rail Excellence in Onllwyn, Wales – a world-leading, net zero test facility for railway infrastructure and rolling stock. The potential impact of this £400M project cannot be overstated: locally in Neath Port Talbot, nationally at a vital time for Britain’s rail industry and internationally with a client base all over Europe. We’re very excited to be showcasing its development in our new, flagship Railway Futures Gallery.

The sun is finally out and so is Flying Scotsman! ☀ 🚂   The legendary loco has returned to Locomotion for a summer of special events.   As well as steam rides along our track, you can experience the quintessential British seaside holiday at Shildon by the Sea, our very own beach complete with deck chairs, sandcastles and ice cream! ⛱ 🍦   There are lots of extra special activities, from Flying Scotsman cab access and steam rides, to exclusive curator-led tours showcasing the history of Flying Scotsman.   See the full list of activities happening over the summer until 1 September here: https://lnkd.in/eCFgd_KY   Thank you to our partners and event sponsors, Hornby Hobbies Ltd, lead Festival sponsors, and CrossCountry Trains, Festival Sponsors.     Photo Credit: James Glossop, National Railway Museum

We are delighted to announce Telent Technology Services Ltd have joined us as Corporate Partners. Telent are a leading technology company and specialist in the design, build, support and management of the UK's critical digital infrastructure. They offer innovative digital and software solutions, with the latest technological advancements to keep stations open and trains running. They provide integrated telecommunications solutions across many of the UK's rail infrastructures such as Network Rail, HS1, Crossrail and Train Operating Companies. Telent are a values-based organisation and share our values of working in a sustainable and inclusive way to create a positive impact on society, as well as supporting those new to the sector, or early in their careers, to develop skills. Thank you to Ken Kyle who joined us at the celebration event for the opening of New Hall at Locomotion, a major milestone in the redevelopment of our museums, and we look forward to working with Telent as we move into the next phase of our transformational masterplan. Monica Whistler Kevin Bonanno #CorporatePartners #Partnerships #RailIndustry

Really proud to have taken part in the People, Pride and Progress project with National Railway Museum and my fellow London North Eastern Railway colleague, Kris McGee. Thinking back to how much energy I used to use up pretending to be someone else, and the constant dread of being outed at work, it was always going to be impossible for me to give my all in my job. While I’m happy to say my own experience has been really positive since then, even today I think visibility and the sharing of stories is a good thing. If a project like this had existed in 2001, I think it would have made me feel a heck of a lot less scared to be me, a lot earlier! 🏳️🌈

Our collections team are looking for volunteers to take part in this important project that will record the stories and memories of the LGBTQIA+ community that have worked in the rail industry. They are looking for older and/or retired members of the community, particularly those that worked under British Rail and in early privatisation, to share their experience and memories of working in the industry at that time. If you or anyone you know might be interested, please find out more and how to get in touch here on our website: https://lnkd.in/eHR__wZU https://lnkd.in/eb2VD8RC #RailIndustry #Partnership #CorporatePartners

Thank you to our newest corporate partners enGauged Limited for this great article in railbusinessdaily.com announcing our partnership. Find out about our Masterplan project and how we are working with the industry and companies like enGauged Limited that share our passion to inspire the next generation of thinkers and engineers. Steve Whitmore Jayne Swindells Jonathan Telesca #Partnership #CorporatePartnership #STEM #Engineering

On this day in 1938, the A4 class locomotive, Mallard, raced down Stoke Bank at 126mph to set a new steam locomotive world speed record. That record still stands today! Here is a picture of Mallard taken this morning, looking as good as ever 🙌 Comment below and share your favorite Mallard memories and photos 📸 Watch this episode of Curator with a Camera to find out more about this record holding locomotive: https://lnkd.in/e3FAEsWC #WorldRecord #Mallard #Locomotive

🚆 Last week, we had the pleasure of visiting RTS Infrastructure Services Limited at their Holbeck depot in Leeds. We enjoyed a fantastic tour of the site and learned about their exciting plans for expansion and development! A huge thanks to Chris Reid for hosting us 🚆 #Thankyou #RailIndustry Kate Mills Jodie Thompson