National Railway Museum

China Railways KF No. 607

The Yorkshire Wheel, sited from 2006 to 2008 at the NRM, was one of the museum's fund raising initiatives

Former inclinator between floors

Semaphore railway signals in the Museum's Great Hall

Locomotives arranged around the turntable in the Great Hall

Great Northern Railway Class C1 990 Henry Oakley, first Atlantic in Britain, at its birthplace, Doncaster Works

Napier Deltic powered British Rail Class 55 D9009 Alycidon, at the National Railway Museum

Some of the locomotives on display at the National Railway Museum, York

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National Railway Museum , York Overview

A part of the British Science Museum Group, the National Railway museum in York tells the story about rail transport in Britain and the impact it had on the society.

Home to over 300 years of enchanting history and over a million of wonderful objects, the National Railway Museum in York is the greatest railway museum in the world with almost one million visitors per year. The major attractions of this museum include iconic locomotives, object filled warehouse, engineering work in the Workshop area and let off steam in the outdoors. The largest locomotive in the museum is the Chinese locomotive. It is also home to the only Japanese bullet train out of the country. Interactive science shows and storytelling are held every weekend and there is a long range of special events that take place here.