{"id":321147,"date":"2025-08-06T00:27:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T00:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/321147\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T00:27:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T00:27:16","slug":"victorian-railway-treasures-on-display","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/321147\/","title":{"rendered":"Victorian railway treasures on display"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tuesday August 5th 2025<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/13-Veronica-Schreuder-headshot-Outreach-Archivist-National-Records-of-Scotland.jpg\" alt=\"13 - Veronica Schreuder headshot - Outreach Archivist - National Records of Scotland\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 750px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 750\/500;\"\/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:80%\">Outreach Archivist for National Records of Scotland, Veronica Schreuder<\/p>\n<p><b>Written by Midlothian View Reporter, Liam Eunson<\/b><\/p>\n<p>An exhibition marking 200 years of rail travel opens its doors today at National Records of Scotland (NRS).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScots on the Move: Railways and Tourism in Victorian Scotland\u201d is free to visit in the Adam Dome at General Register House on Princes Street.<\/p>\n<p>Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the exhibition reveals how steam trains revolutionised Victorian Scotland between 1837-1901.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors can browse treasures from the national archives including train tickets, timetables, posters, colourful tourist guides, private letters and photographs.<\/p>\n<p>The items on display show how rail transformed holidays from an elite privilege into a pastime for all. The Victorian railways connected communities, spawned iconic routes like the West Highland Line and helped create a whole new industry \u2013 tourism.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition also explores Victorian reactions to the rail revolution, from anti-rail protest pamphlets to private letters describing newfound freedoms.<\/p>\n<p>Outreach Archivist Veronica Schreuder said: \u201cThis exhibition draws on National Records of Scotland\u2019s vast Scottish railway archive \u2013 the largest in existence. These unique records transport visitors directly into the Victorian era, revealing how steam trains didn\u2019t just change how people travelled \u2013 they transformed Scottish society itself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA highlight for me is an original timetable recording one of Queen Victoria\u2019s final train journeys from her beloved Balmoral to Windsor in 1899.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope visitors will come and visit us in the Adam Dome, a magnificent architectural gem and one of Edinburgh\u2019s best kept secrets, just across from Waverley station.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Three free talks will accompany the exhibition, exploring Scotland\u2019s tourism history, the first railway construction, and aristocratic influence on railway development. The talks will be held at General Register House, with online recordings made available where possible.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition runs weekdays 9:00-16:00 until 26 September in the Adam Dome, with late opening until 18:30 on 7 and 21 August. Entry is free and the exhibition is suitable for ages 12+.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrscotland.gov.uk\/learning-and-events\/exhibitions-and-displays\/?section=upcoming-exhibitions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Records of Scotland website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=https:\/\/www.midlothianview.com\/news\/victorian-railway-treasures-on-display\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn-twitter\" rel=\"noopener\"> Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.midlothianview.com\/news\/victorian-railway-treasures-on-display\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"btn btn-facebook\" rel=\"noopener\"> Share on Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                \u00a0<br \/>\n                \u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ppnewsletter-text-padding\">Subscribe to the Midlothian View newsletter<\/p>\n<p><b>Support Midlothian View from as little as \u00a31. 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