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National Railway Museum

The National Railway Museum is the largest in the world, boasting a host of railway icons and literally millions of artifacts. The museum's huge collection, including 103 locomotives and 177 other items of rolling stock, tells the railway tale from Rocket to Eurostar; new photographic exhibition now on display. Permanent displays include "Palaces on Wheels," featuring Royal saloons dating back to the pre-Victorian era, which are open to visitors. The Collection also includes other artifacts such as 3,300 models, 6,500 items of silver and crockery, over 300 nameplates, 350,000 tickets, 1,800 buttons and 1.4 million negatives, 350,000 engineering drawings, 7,500 posters, 200 original works of art and a vast archive of documents. On-site cafes; gift shop sells souvenirs, videos, books; long-stay parking available. Open daily, closed Christmas and New Year's Day.

Phone: 01904 621261

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Location: Leeman Road, York YO26 4X

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