Our archive and library collections
The Archives hold the 'raw materials' of railway history: nationally and internationally significant collections, including letters from the birth of the railways, technical reports, vast engineering drawings collections and much more.
Drawings and papers from railway works and companies
Working drawings for steam locos, carriages and wagons.
Books
We have approximately 20,000 books in the Book Collection, spanning pre-railway history up to the present day.
Magazines
Our journal (or 'serial') collection comprises approximately 800 titles, about 300 of which we are still collecting.
Tickets, postcards, textiles and labels
Everything from railway tickets to fabrics used to furnish carriages.
