The American Museum of Natural History gave a tour of the museum's new wing, the under-construction Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation. The $431 million expansion will open to the public in February. AP Video by Ted Shaffrey | AP

#OnThisDay 1975: "The most ambitious model undertaking in the country." Andy Price visited the Pendon Museum, where work was progressing on an intricate miniature layout of the Vale of the White Horse as it looked in the 1930s. | BBC Archive

Watching trains on the Dartmoor Scene at the Pendon Museum. For the full video please see Henry's Adventures the YouTube channel. | Henry's Adventures

NEW EXHIBIT FOR JUNEE ROUNDHOUSE RAILWAY MUSEUM 🥳 Lavatory carriage LFX 1776 has been relocated for display to the Junee Roundhouse Railway Museum. Prior to the introduction of lavatory cars, passengers on long distance journeys had to wait 🤢 until the train made scheduled stops at stations to use the facilities. The introduction of lavatory cars allowed people to use the toilet on the go. 🚽 LFX 1776 forms part of the NSW Government’s State-Owned Heritage Collection, managed by Transport Heri

All aboard!🚂 This year marks Railway200 - the 200th anniversary of the modern railway - and what better way to celebrate than exploring giant steam trains, tiny model trains, railway infrastructure and more? Head over to the Heritage Open Days blog to see how you can mark 200 years of railway history for free this September: https://www.heritageopendays.org.uk/resource/celebrating-our-railways.html _______ Huge thanks to The Watercress Line and Lowdham Railway Heritage for the footage used in t