Mallard, Duchess of Hamilton, a Stirling Single and a Japanese bullet train are among the locomotives at the National Railway Museum in York, home to Britain's national collection of historically significant railway vehicles. Founded in 1975 and part of the Science Museum Group, the museum tells the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society.
Beyond the vehicles, the collection ranges widely, from a household recipe book used in George Stephenson's house to film of a never-stop railway developed for the British Empire Exhibition. One of the museum's display spaces, Station Hall, occupies a Grade II listed former goods station built between 1875 and 1877.
The museum has won many awards, among them the European Museum of the Year Award in 2001, and it draws around 800,000 visitors a year.
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