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Tales from the Rails Week Six: Cup Finals (25th August – 1st September)

August 26th 2025

As part of our Tales from the Rails event, Connor Emerson, Curator of Social History at the museum, talks about this week’s theme of Cup Finals.

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Tales from the Rails Week Five: Evacuees (18th – 24th August)

August 21st 2025

As part of our Tales from the Rails event, Senior Curator Seb Littlewood talks about this week’s theme of evacuees.

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Tales from the Rails Week Four: The General Strike (11th – 17th August)

August 13th 2025

As part of our Tales from the Rails event, Jonathan Kindleysides, Head of Industry at the museum, highlights objects from the museum’s collection relating to this week’s theme of The General Strike.

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Tales from the Rails Week Three: Suffragettes (4th – 10th August)

August 6th 2025

As part of our Tales from the Rails event, Emma Sayer, Curator of Social History at the museum, highlights objects from the museum’s collection relating to this week’s theme of women’s suffrage.

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