The WORLD'S FIRST Railways? | National Railway Museum Podcast: Episode 1

In this episode of the National Railway Museum Podcast, Oli is joined by none other than our Head Curator Andrew McLean, as they discuss all things Beeching, the controversial figure who made cuts that drastically reshaped Britain's rail network in the 1960s!

Diving deep on this episode of the National Railway Museum Podcast, Oli Betts is joined by Dr. Michael Bailey, scholar of early railways as they discuss Operation Iron Horse, the mission which successfully salvaged custom-built 19th-century steam train engines from the seabed off the English coast after they were lost at sea during a shipwreck in 1869.

From multi course dinners to limp sandwiches and greasy burgers, how did dining on the railways get to where it is today? That's what Oli wants to know, so this week he is interviewing PHD student Chloe Shields all about the history of dining on the rails- from platform refreshment rooms to restaurant cars to the infamous BR cheese sandwich- this episode is not for the faint hearted or weak-stomached!

In this episode Oli is joined by Rob Scargill, curator of the Futures Gallery and star of our trip to the Wuppertal Schwebebahn in Germany.

On this episode of the National Railway Museum Podcast, Oli lends his expertise from his brief stint in CSI: York and talks with Paul Bickley, curator of the Crime Museum at New Scotland Yard. Our podcast is filmed in Countess of York, the home of delicious afternoon tea at our museum. To find out more about the Metropolitan Police's museums and archives, head to: https://www.met.police.uk/police-forces/metropolitan-police/areas/about-us/about-the-met/met-museums-archives/ For more information about Countess and our museum, head to: https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/