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Using digital collections to educate, inform and motivate


Established over 25 years ago, the Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust (PRCLT) care for some of the most prized cultural assets of the glory days of steam rail travel as operators of West Shed Museum in Swanwick, Derbyshire. In this case study Oliver Edwards reflects on how this small heritage organisation has improved digital engagement with its small objects online collection to help the organisation tell its story.


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