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Article: News National Railway Museum makes final touches to magnificent Dominion of Canada trainOrganisers in York say the painstaking process of adding lettering to the side of a 1930s locomotive from Canada is the culmination of a "labour of love".13 May 2013 -
Article: News Mallard 75: The journey of a legendary locomotive in YorkAhead of this year's celebrations reuniting engines which now call Canada and North America home, we take a look back with the National Railway Museum.25 April 2013 -
Article: News National Railway Museum launches countdown to Mallard 75 in YorkshireFlags have been flown in Doncaster and York Castle has been lit up as part of the build up to the 75th anniversary of the Mallard breaking the world steam speed record.22 April 2013 -
Article: Preview Our Friends Electric: Beamish Museum celebrates 40 years on the tramway in DurhamA four-day festival of rides on the eight resident trams, behind-the-scenes tours and talks are taking place to celebrate 40 years of heritage railway heroics at the Beamish.05 April 2013 -
Article: News Record breaking Mallard in A4 reunion at York's National Railway MuseumThe locomotive which narrowly notched the world steam speed record in 1938 will be reunited with its six surviving A4 class engines as part of a celebratory season in York.28 March 2013 -
Article: Preview Making tracks: Beeching 50 Years On at the National Railway MuseumFifty years after Dr Beeching's hugely controversial report ordered widespread cuts to the British railway network, artist Esther Johnson's filmic insight into the effect it had on the Borders is part of a season of events at the York museum.27 March 2013 -
Article: News Flying Scotsman off tracks for two years as report calls for contractorThe National Railway Museum will appoint independent engineers in a bid to complete the restoration project on the famous 4472 locomotive.14 March 2013 -
Article: Preview Transport and River and Rowing museums mark 150 years of the London UndergroundMarking the 150th anniversary of the tube, the London Transport Museum has a year of events and Henley's River and Rowing Museum looks back at classic poster designs.10 January 2013 -
Article: News Dwight D Eisenhower gets National Railway Museum makeover for Mallard anniversaryDwight D Eisenhower, sister locomotive of Mallard, is at the National Railway Museum in York for a makeover in time for the world speed record anniversary in 2013.12 December 2012 -
Article: News in Brief Beamish steam loco Lewin No 18 returns to the dock where it worked for 100 yearsBeamish’s recently restored, 135-year-old steam locomotive, the Lewin No 18, is making a historic return to its former workplace, where it worked for more than 100 years.22 August 2012 -
Article: News Chaloner loco back in business thanks to 135-year-old photo at Leighton Buzzard RailwayVolunteers at Leighton Buzzard Railway have made changes to their iconic steam loco Chaloner after a 135-year-old photo revealed its original appearance.13 July 2012 -
Article: News Crich Tramway Village unveils its "geatest challenge" - London United Tramways 159Crich Tramway Village is proudly displaying the results of the painstaking, seven-year restoration of an Edwardian tram that spent 55 years as a home.12 July 2012 -
Article: Trail The National Trust Top Ten Picnic Spots For SummerThere's no better way to celebrate summer than packing a picnic and chilling out with family and friends - especially when your picnic spot is magically beautiful.28 July 2006 -
Article: Trail Greek Cypriot History In LondonFind out more about the experiences of Greek Cypriots who migrated to London before 1960 - many living through World War II and its aftermath in the capital.10 July 2006 -
Article: Trail Hidden Treasure Trail 10 - The People's Museum In Northern IrelandDiscover fascinating objects in the museums of Northern Ireland. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.15 May 2006 -
Article: Trail Hidden Treasure Trail 11 - The People's Museum In The North East of EnglandDiscover fascinating objects in the museums of the North East. As Featured in the BBC TV series People-s Musuem.15 May 2006 -
Article: Trail Hidden Treasure Trail 12 - The People's Museum In ScotlandDiscover fascinating objects in the museums of Scotland. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.15 May 2006 -
Article: Trail Hidden Treasure Trail 3 - The People's Museum In The South WestDiscover fascinating objects in the museums of the south west. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.15 May 2006
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Article: Trail Hidden Treasure Trail 7 - The People's Museum In YorkshireDiscover fascinating objects in the museums of Yorkshire. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.15 May 2006 -
Article: Trail Hidden Treasure Trail 8 - The People's Museum In LiverpoolDiscover fascinating objects in the museums of Liverpool. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.15 May 2006 -
Article: Trail Hidden Treasure Trail For The South EastDiscover fascinating objects in the museums of the south east. As featured in the BBC series People's Museum.15 May 2006 -
Article: Trail The Greatest Briton - On The Trail Of Isambard Kingdom BrunelBridges, tunnels, passenger ships, docks, railways and... gardens! Brunel built them all. To celebrate his bicentenary we take a tour of the engineer's diverse projects.05 April 2006 -
Article: Trail Explore Family Friendly Museums & Galleries In The Thames ValleyFrom the River and Rowing Museum in Henley to the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Thames Valley boasts some of the finest museum and gallery collections in the UK.18 February 2006 -
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Article: Trail VE Day 60 Years: Steel For Ships, Planes & Tanks - Sheffield Industry In World War TwoSheffield's 1930s steel industry had been in the doldrums, but the rush to rearm in the lead up to the Second World War soon had her furnaces running at full capacity, with the city providing an invaluable contribution during the conflict.20 June 2005
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Article: Trail VE Day 60 Years: Textiles, Evacuees And Foresters - The East Midlands In WW2World War II in the East Midlands is a story packed with vital components of the Allied victory - Chris Breese takes a look at the textile industry in Leicester, a famous local regiment and evacuees to the region.06 June 2005 -
Article: Trail VE Day 60 Years: Leeds - A Manufacturing City During WartimeA trail developed in partnership with Leodis, an online photographic archive from Leeds Library and Information Service, looking at life in Leeds during World War Two.18 May 2005 -
Article: Trail VE Day 60 Years: Brighton In The Line Of FireThe Battle of Britain raged over the skies of Sussex and Brighton saw its fair share of bombing in the Blitz of World War Two. There were several naval bases in the area and there are a number of places where you can discover more about wartime Brighton.29 April 2005 -
Article: Trail Community Focus Trail: Church EndThis trail, an exploration of Church End in North London, is the third from the My Life, Our Heritage project to be featured on the London City Heritage Guide.09 March 2005 -
Article: Trail Take A Ball Of Chalk Round London's East EndThere's more to the East End than cockney rhyming slang. From contemporary art at the Whitechapel Gallery to the streets that inspired Dickens, take a walk round the diverse mix of old and new on this trail of locations and museums that can be seen in half a day.12 October 2004 -
Article: Trail Great Architecture And 400 Years Of Maritime HistoryLocated in a picturesque setting on the River Thames and home to the Prime Meridian, Greenwich is a stunning World Heritage site.28 September 2004 -
Article: Trail Scotswood Road PubsThis intimate memory of Scotswood Road in Newcastle was sent in by Mark, who used the City Heritage Guide's Storymaker program to input it. Pictures from Jimmy Forsyth's wonderful photographic record of the area, made famous in his Side Gallery exhibitions and book, are included to set the scene visually.15 September 2004 -
Article: Trail Discover Local History With Leicester's Archive CollectionsFrom the Elephant Man to Richard III to Thomas Cook, Leicester's archive collections are a great place to find out about the history of the city.13 September 2004
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Article: Trail Children's Express: Whenever I Say I'm From BirminghamChildren's Express journalist Jon Hudson explains that no matter who you are or where you are from, you won't feel out of place in Birmingham.07 September 2004 -
Article: Trail The 'My Brighton And Hove' History TrailThis extensive tour of historic Brighton was developed in partnership with My Brighton and Hove, one the UK's best local history websites.06 September 2004
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Article: Trail Mersey Maritime Heritage: From The Ferry To Titanic And BeyondSailors, slaves, trade and television - this city married to the sea has seen these and much more over the centuries. Read all about the times and tides of the river and the docks in our Mersey Maritime Trail.01 September 2004
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Article: Trail Birmingham's Canal Network - In Brindley's FootstepsRoslyn Tappenden takes a walk round the canal networks in central Birmingham and looks at the history of Brindley, Telford and the building of the city's canal network.05 August 2004
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Article: Trail Two Cities, One River - Newcastle And Gateshead Heritage TrailRoland Hancock ventures into Newcastle and Gateshead to discover the twin pillars that underpin the history of the twin cities...read on to find out more05 August 2004
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Article: Trail Leeds Industrial Heritage TrailFrom Kirkstall Abbey to the Royal Armouries, the story of industrial Leeds is not only one of mills and forges, but of almost 1000 years of human endeavour.03 August 2004 -
Article: Trail The Leodis Photographic Tour Of Central LeedsWelcome to the Leeds local history section. If you have photographs, histories and memories we can help you build them into online history trails that tell the story of your community. To get you in the mood we have asked the Leodis archive - the online photographic archive of Leeds to put together a trail of buildings and locations of the city centre.03 August 2004
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Article: Trail Brunel: Bristol's Brilliant EngineerA tour of the city owes a good deal to this great Victorian, who went west to convalesce, built an astonishing bridge, some great ships and the floating harbour as well.29 July 2004 -
Article: Trail The Cadbury legacy - take a walk around historic BournvilleThere's so much more to Bournville than the chocolate factory - explore the highlights of the village created by Richard and George Cadbury in the 1890s.06 July 2004 -
Article: Trail D-Day 60th Anniversary: Normandy 60 Years OnWe finish our series of features marking the 60th anniversary of D-Day with a look at some of the locations and museums in Normandy today.04 June 2004 -
Article: Trail All Aboard! Visit A Heritage Railway This SummerPrefer your history on the move? Why not try one of the many heritage railways around the UK? Whether you prefer to explore artefacts from the time of steam or experience the puffing and clanging of a working steam locomotive there are plenty of places to visit.27 May 2004
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Article: Trail Arts And Crafts Trail: Cheltenham, the Cotswolds, Midlands and Lake District 01 January 2004
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Article: Trail Life Through The Lens: A Trail Of Photography Collections And GalleriesFor those of you unable to get to the south coast for the Brighton Photo Biennial 2003 we have put together a trail of some of the best photography galleries, collections and exhibition spaces in the UK.23 October 2003 -
Article: Trail Good Connections - A Telecommunications Museum TrailThe history of electronic communications is a fascinating tale of innovation and enterprise - find out more on our telecommunications museum trail.15 September 2003 -
Article: Trail Ouseburn Valley Heritage - A ChronologyOne of Newcastle's most important industrial areas is the Ouseburn Valley - discover its history with this chronolgy.10 February 2003 -
Article: Trail We Plough The Fields And Scatter...A trail of agricultural museums in the South West of England.11 October 2001 -
Article: Trail The Industrial Heritage of the East MidlandsThese museums tell the story of the major industries of the East Midlands.07 May 1999 -
Article: Trail Teithio drwy AmserDewch i deithio drwy amser wrth i chi deithio drwy berfeddion cefn gwlad Cymru. Cewch brofi bywyd fel ag y cafodd ei fyw yn yr ail ganrif ar bymtheg, yr oes ddiwydiannol a chan y "bonedd a'u gwreng": cewch brofi taith ar draws y Gymru wledig fel ag y gwnaeth ein cyndeidiau.06 May 1999 -
Article: Trail Bright Lights And Hot Culture - A Taste Of The Best Of The West EndFrom impressionist art to opera, treat yourself to some of London's greatest cultural triumphs on this full day trail round Leicester Square and Covent Garden. -
Article: Trail Bristol Blighted By Blitz
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Article: Trail Community Focus Trail: East End Road And East Finchley CemeteryThe 'My Life-Our Heritage' project has researched and authored several trails within the London Borough of Barnet. Locations were selected because of their accessibility to wheelchair users and elderly people. This trail, an exploration of East End Road and East Finchley in North London is the * to be featured on the London City Heritage Guide.
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Article: Trail Community Focus Trail: Wood Street (Chipping Barnet)The 'My Life-Our Heritage' project has researched and authored several trails within the London Borough of Barnet. Locations were selected because of their accessibility to wheelchair users and elderly people. This trail, an exploration of Chipping Barnet in North London is the * to be featured on the London City Heritage Guide.
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Article: Trail Exploring Leicester's Architecture - The Wakerley TrailFormer Mayor of Leicester, Arthur Wakeley, had a vision of quality, affordable housing and sustainable communities way back, before the first world war. See how it lives on in the streets of Leicester today in this trail.
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Article: Trail Great Inventions And Great Changes In A Great CityFrom the tallest building in the UK to the first ever under-river tunnel, our trail takes you to the heart of the Docklands and gives you an insight into the works of famous engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel -
Article: Trail Reminiscence From A Norwich ResidentSelections from the reminiscence book of John Summers, provided by Pabulum - a charity established in 1998 that trains and provides visitors for people with Alzheimer’s. -
Article: Trail The My Brighton & Hove History TrailLocal historian Geoff Mead created this guided tour from the train station to the sea, which crisscrosses through the conventional tourist route and highlights 17 places of historical interest representing the varied faces of Brighton. -
Article: Trail The Next Train & Granny's Roots In Scotswood RoadMore reminiscences were triggered by the Scotswood Road Pubs trail. These memories of growing up in the 1950s and the difficulties of a World War One widow were sent in using Storymaker. -
Article: Trail The SOE in Baker Street
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Article: Trail VE Day 60 Years: Newcastle And Tyneside - A Shipbuilding TargetBehind new developments that have have transformed Newcastle into a city of culture lie clues to the city's role in World War Two.
