Christopher Westcott talks to Wendy Neville, the former head of communications at the London Transport Museum, about how things changed during her 13 years there. Although unintended, Wendy Neville’s time as head of communications at
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Royals on Rails at the National Railway Museum to mark the Platinum Jubilee

The National Railway Museum is inviting visitors to share in the luxury of royal travel with a season of royal-themed activities and a new exhibition to coincide with Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee.
Read moreVacancy: Advertising Sales Executive

Mortons Media Group Ltd is a market-leading, award-winning, international publisher of many successful specialist print titles and websites, covering an array of niche hobbies and interests.
Read moreBook of the Week: The Rise and Fall of King Coal
This week’s Book of the Week tells the fascinating story of the UK’s ‘black diamonds’ from their origins to their role as the fuel that fired the Industrial Revolution: The Rise and Fall of King Coal…
Read moreFive new railway industry figures have been appointed to the National Railway Museum’s Advisory Board.

Tim Dunn, Steve Oates, Jo Lewington, Anit Chandarana and Toufic Machnouk will join the now 12-strong board which provides advice and support to the museum’s Senior Management Team on their plans for the future of the museum.
Read moreSix new books in the past few weeks – the Transport Treasury team have been busy!
The Transport Treasury team have been busy. Six new books in the past few weeks – and steam (mostly) issuing from the computers!
Read moreEmergency workers ‘did not treat blind man amid live railway track concerns’

A blind man who died after being hit by a train lay untreated for 10 minutes because emergency services were unsure whether the tracks were still live, an inquest heard.
Read moreWest Somerset Railway gearing up for Spring Steam Gala

Staff and volunteers on the West Somerset Railway are gearing up for their biggest special event for almost three years.
Read moreHornby launches limited edition model of SVR’s ‘purple loco’

On the day the Queen celebrates her 96th birthday, the Severn Valley Railway announced that it is partnering with leading British model company Hornby to produce a limited edition collector’s model of a locomotive with a very special royal connection.
Read moreHalf-price sale on rail fares announced to help with cost-of-living pressures

Train tickets are set to be slashed by as much as half as the Government looks to address cost-of-living pressures with cheaper travel in April and May.
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