The National Railway Museum in York displays a collection of over 100 locomotives and nearly 300 other items of rolling stock, virtually all of which either ran on the railways of
The National Railway Museum in York displays a collection
of over 100 locomotives and nearly 300 other items of rolling stock, virtually all of which either ran on the railways of Great Britain or were built there. Also on the 20 acres site are many hundreds of thousands of other items and records of social, technical, artistic and historical interest, exhibited mostly in three large halls of a former motive power depot next to the East Coast Main Line, near York railway station.
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Locomotion — the National Railway Museum in Shildon, Country Durham was opened
in October 2004 and is operated by the NRM
in conjunction with Durham Country Council. It houses more of the National Collection in a new building and a historic site around the former workshop of Timothy Hackworth and in the most recent full year for which figures have been published (2011–2012), it attracted more than 210,000 visitors.
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4468 Mallard at the National Railway Museum York (2009) A
Japanese 0 Series Shinkansen (No.22-141) at the NRM (2007)
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The museum was opened by Prince Philip, Duke of
Edinburgh in1975. The opening coincided with the 150th anniversary
celebrations of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, for which several working exhibits were provided. The new museum received over a million visitors in its first year and was favourably received by critics. This has since represented the museum at events around the world.
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In 1995 the museum joined forces with the University
of York to create an academic research base, the
Institute of Railway Studies (and Transport History). It has also since partnered with York College to create the Yorkshire Rail Academy to teach vocational skills. The museum has also provided engineering apprenticeships and participates in partnerships aimed at delivering heritage skills training.