The National Railway Museum at York

The UKs National Railway Museum is at York next to York mainline railway station and has about 100 locomotives in total some of which are out on loan, and about 200 other items of rolling stock and lots of smaller bits like signals and signs together with photos and paper work. This is all in what were the old engine sheds were next to York station

Rocket

 

Rocket is one of the locomotives at the National Railway Museum at York it was in the great hall in 2008 on the same day as The 1968 and all that Exhibition was being held out side at the National Railway Museum. This  is why there not many people in the hall.

LNER A4 4468 Mallard 

 

Mallard is a A4 4-6-2 steam locomotive which was designed by Sir Nigel Gresley and built at the Doncaster locomotive works of the London and North Eastern Railway in 1938. It holds the world steam locomotive speed record at 125.88 miles per hour down Stoke Bank which is on the East Coast Main line north of Peterborough between Little Bytham and Essendine.

4-8-4 in the Great Hall at The National Railway Museum in 2012

This locomotive is a 4-8-4 steam locomotive. It is a Chinese Government Railway 4-8-4 KF7 Class No. 607. No.DS050083. This was on the same day as Railfest 2012 so the hall was not so full.

LMS 4-6-2T in the Great Hall at the NRM in 2008

4-6-2 34051 Winston Churchhill in the Great Hall at the NRM in 2008

26020 in the Great Hall at the NRM 

This locomotive is British Railways Class 76 (EM1) Bo-Bo Electric locomotive No. 26020. This Locomotive was built for use on Woodhead Line between Sheffield and Manchester, It was withdrawn in 1977.

The UKs National Railway Museum is at York right along side the York railway station.

 

 

This website is Ukrailways1970tilltoday.me.uk it is a webe site on railways, but it is not just on trains, but all things railways, with photos, which I have taken from the 1970s till now. I take photos of all have to keep taking photos. I also take photos of preserved railways with steam diesel and electric trains.There is lots more to add and I keep taking More!