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One of the premier railway museums in the world, the National Railway Museum (NRM) was opened in 1975 as a dedicated museum for the national collection of railway artefacts. This interesting museum is located within a five-minute walk of the busy and architecturally stunning York railway station (which is itself worth a visit).
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There is a wide variety of locomotives, rolling stock and artefacts from Britain and also from around the world (there is a steam locomotive from China and a Shinkansen from Japan).
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The site is divided roughly into five parts: the Station Hall, housing luxury passenger equipment; the south yard, where most of the collection of diesels is normally stored; the Great Hall, housing locomotives including the newly-restored 6229 “Duchess of Hamilton”; the warehouse, housing only a portion of the massive collection of artefacts; and the works, where visitors can watch the ongoing restorations at the NRM. In recent years, the museum has worked to make its vast archives more accessible and the new “search engine” level does just this. There is also a viewing platform looking out over York station, with a live departure board.
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These photos show some of the many displays at the NRM. Clockwise from the upper left, the first photo shows the ongoing restoration work on D1023 and on 55002. The second shot shows one of “Flying Scotsman’s” two tenders, the rest of the locomotive is currently being restored off-site. The third photo is a view overlooking the artefact warehouse, literally jammed with interesting items and objects.
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The fourth and fifth photos (below) show two of the displays in the Great Hall, No. 737 (Wainwright D Class locomotive) and No. 6229, the newly restored “Duchess of Hamilton” which is part of the NRM’s display on Art Deco design.
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The final photograph (lower left) shows two of the five class 37 diesel locomotives on hand for the 50th Birthday of the locomotive type. D6700 (left) is the class pioneer and has just been restored to full working order.
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The museum takes a very long time to see properly and is an excellent day out for the whole family. Admission is free! More information can be found at Wikipedia and the the NRM website.
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Posting and Pictures by Thomas Blampied
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