National Railway Museum Collection (#3)

Kings Cross yard, Great Northern Railway, 31 May 1908. Looking south towards main terminus. The bridge was removed in 1914

Manchester Central station, Cheshire Lines Committee, 29 October 1929. View of the station frontage from Windmill Street, with the covered way to the Midland Hotel on the left. It is raining

Looking west towards South Road from signal post at Saffron Walden Station. Coaling stage on left, plus water column and single road engine shed leading to 40 turntable Water tank joins onto engine

Braintree Station, about 1911, looking west. Main station building in the centre. Signal box on Witham platform. Great Eastern Railway horse box in dock; private siding to brickworks

Looking west through road overbridge at Dunmow Station about 1911. Main (down side) buildings and station masters house on right

Burnt Mill station, view looking west of down platform building. The goods yard is behind the platform. Note the gravel filled timber built buffer stop and loading gauge to goods yards

Liverpool, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, 24 October 1919. Showing the scene of an accident involving Mr Johnson at the North Mersey Goods Depot

View south from Bishops Stortford Station Road overbridge. North station building on the right; two water tanks, main down platform buildings and covered footbridge in centre

Bishops Stortford, view looking north from station platform. Main station building centre. The coal depot and cattle dock are visible behind the gas lamp, with a line of coal wagons in the siding

Mildenhall, view west from signal near the station signal box with goods shed in the background, the single running line is in right foreground

Mildenhall, view from corner of goods shed looking into station, the turntable is behind Station signal box. Animal carcasses being unloaded from nearest wagon, cattle pens on dock in background

Midlenhall railway sidings at the west end of the goods and coal yard, beyond the goods shed. A mixture of colliery and merchants coal wagons

Midland Railway Class 4, 4-4-0 (drawing no 10-8003)

Sudbury station, view North West, the passenger station in left background. Goods Junction signal box in centre. The entry into goods yard, with foods shed in background

View into statin from north. Station signal box at end of platform, main station building behind. Running line on left, down refuge siding with trap at right. Goods Junction box in background right

View south of Cambridge station taken from near Hills Road signal box. The LNWR running lines join the GER mainline from London in the foreground

The stub of the old Newmarket line used as a head shunt and for carriage storage; permanent way materials stored on the left. Cattle wagons stand on a siding serving extensive pens

View of north end of station platform, with locomotive running shed in background. A six-wheeled coach stands on the old Newmarket curve

Cambridge station, view from station platform looking East, the two curved sidings crossing over main lines are on alignment with the old Newmarket line, here used to be stock sidings

Ely station, view Northwards into the station, end of goods shed at the extreme left, with cattle pens at lower level beside access road

Ely, looking South from the station south signal box towards Cambridge. Engine shed on left, engine beyond is on 55ft turntable

Ely North Junction signal box, on the right. Past the house the Kings Lynn main line diverges left from the Norwich line. On the left the March line joins the main line into Ely

View north from Ely North Railway Junction, 1911. There is a a nest of three storage sidings stabling Great Eastern Railway cattle wagons. Fruit vans at North Junction are in the background

Ely station, view looking towards the Station North signal box and coal sheds. On the up side a pair of shunting horses are standing by a newly arrived horse box and passenger van

The Opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway September 15th 1830 with the Moorish Arch at Edge Hill as it appeared on that day

Olive Mount Cutting

Head gear Great Shaft Kilsby Tunnel

Engraving of Blenkinsops rack engine 1812

Waterloo station platform c 1900 London

Dublin and Kingstown Railway opened 17th December 1834 View from Blackrock 1834 looking across Dublin Bay

Queen Victoria Saloon 1869

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The National Railway Museum takes you on a captivating journey through the rich history of railways, showcasing iconic moments and landmarks that shaped the industry. Step back in time to Saffron Walden railway sidings, as you gaze east from Debden Road overbridge, immersing yourself in the bustling atmosphere of Class 55 DELTIC on a crisp November day in 1981. Venturing further into the exhibit, York's North Eastern Railway greets you with its grandeur and elegance. Marvel at Liverpool Street station's Great Eastern Railway captured beautifully on June 1st, 1920, where passengers embarked on their adventures amidst an era of change and progress. As you wander through London Victoria station's Southern Railway scene from the glamorous 1930s, be transported to an age when travel became synonymous with style and sophistication. The enchantment continues at London Paddington station; witness its inception in 1840 by the Great Western Railway – a testament to engineering brilliance standing tall for centuries. York station beckons once more with its nostalgic charm; relive August 1906 when it was abuzz with life under North Eastern Railway's watchful eye. Holgate Bridge stands proud against the skyline as part of London and North Eastern Railway's legacy dating back to 1937 – an architectural masterpiece frozen in time. Kings Cross station emerges next, first as a hub for Great Northern Railway then transitioning into British Railways' domain around c1949-1950. Picture yourself amidst bustling platforms where dreams were set in motion and farewells were bid beneath towering arches that witnessed countless journeys unfold. Finally, cast your eyes upon South Road at Saffron Walden Station; observe unloading banks on your left while run-round loops take center stage - remnants of an era when railroads connected communities far and wide. At the National Railway Museum, these glimpses into our past come alive through meticulously preserved artifacts and captivating stories.