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Railway heritage

Read the George Stephenson notebook online

9 June 2025 | 3 min read

51±¬ÁÏ is proud to share one of the railway’s most historically important artefacts with the world. The rediscovery in 2018 of…

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From the archive
Railway heritage

From the archive: WWII and the railway

6 June 2025 | 3 min read

The 51±¬ÁÏ archive is the custodian of a vast collection of historic documents and plans relating to today’s railway infrastructure. It…

The Railway at War – 1939-1945

6 June 2025 | 5 min read

VE Day – The railway in WWII

8 May 2025 | 5 min read

The Titanic and the railway

15 April 2025 | 3 min read