National Railway Museum
Guide
Photo: Benjamin Smith · CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
FreeMuseumAllow 1.5–3 hPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
Huge halls of locomotives and carriages, from early steam engines to a Japanese bullet train, royal saloons you can peer into and a turntable.
A brief history
Its collection includes Mallard, the steam engine that set a world speed record of 126 mph in 1938, still unbeaten for steam.
Tips
- Best time
- A rainy morning
- Cost
- Free; donations welcome
- Allow
- 1.5–3 h
- Free days
- Always free
- Hours
- Usually 10:00–17:00; some weekdays it may be closed outside school holidays (check)
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Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Written in Flewaway's words by AI from this open data, not yet checked by a person. Prices, hours and rules change, so check before you go.
Good to know
- Area
- The station and Micklegate: West of the river: the station, the Railway Museum, the Museum Gardens across the bridge and lively Micklegate; handy and often cheaper.
- Access
- Step-free
- Indoors or out
- Indoors: good on a hot or rainy day
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