The UK National Collection is a collection of around 280 historic rail vehicles (predominantly of British origin). The majority of the collection is kept at four national museums: Other items are on short or long-term loans to museums and heritage railways such as the Museum of the Great Western Railway at Swindon and the Head of Steam museum at Darlington.

Steam locomotives

Standard gauge designs up to 1869

These locomotives are all gauge unless noted otherwise.

Standard gauge designs 1870 to 1899

These locomotives are all gauge.

Standard gauge designs 1900 to 1922

These locomotives are all gauge unless noted otherwise.

Standard gauge designs 1923 to 1947

These locomotives are all gauge unless noted otherwise.

Standard gauge designs from 1948 onwards

These locomotives are all gauge unless noted otherwise.

Narrow gauge steam locomotives

Broad gauge

Electric locomotives

These locomotives are gauge.

Narrow gauge electric

Electric multiple units coaches

All these coaches are gauge unless noted otherwise.

Electric tramcars

Internal combustion

Standard gauge locomotives

The following locomotives are all gauge and powered by diesel engines unless noted otherwise.

Narrow gauge locomotives

These locomotives are all powered by diesel engines unless noted otherwise.

Diesel multiple unit coaches

All these coaches are gauge and power by diesel engines unless noted otherwise.

Coaching stock

Non-passenger coaching stock

Goods wagons and freight stock

Rolling stock formerly part of the National Collection

Standard gauge steam locomotives

Internal combustion

Narrow gauge steam locomotives

Narrow gauge electric

Electric multiple unit coaches

Passenger coaches

Non-passenger coaching stock

Wagons