In 2024 it is still possible to find railway related postcards for sale, and railway museums and heritage centres still offer plenty of opportunities. One of the UK’s smaller and less known railway museums is at Rushden station in Northamptonshire. The main museum is housed in the station building and it is packed with transport related items. There is also a running line where a class 142 pacer unit offers regular rides on a short section of the track. The road bridge at the northern end of the station has long since been removed preventing any track relaying in that direction. As for postcards there were two available at the time of my visit in early August. One showing the station as at 1894 and the other showing the pacer unit. In addition a wooden cabin on the platform contained a selection of old postcards on a wide variety of subjects to sort through.
Well worth a visit if you haven’t been.