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On 7 September 2013 The National Archives, in partnership with the National Railway Museum, will be holding a one-day conference at Kew to look at how railways have changed our lives, drawing on the archives and collections of The National Archives and the National Railway Museum.

The conference will start at 9:30 and will finish with a drinks reception at 17:00. You can see the full programme and book your tickets online. If you book before the end of May you can take advantage of our early bird offer and save £5.00 per ticket. Friends of The National Archives, Friends of the National Railway Museum and current students of the Institute of Railway Studies and Transport History, University of York can also save a further 20%.

Speakers include specialist staff from The National Archives and the National Railway Museum and academic transport historians.

The following weekend, on Saturday 14 September, the National Railway Museum will be hosting the same conference programme at York. Visit their website for details and to book online.

This conference is supported by the Friends of The National Archives and Ancestry.co.uk.