• NRM York

    Wizard Week

    11 - 19 February 2012

    See the steam star from the Harry Potter movies. But hurry –
    it's only here for a spell.

  • NRM York

    Duchess with matching carriage

    On display now

    See the streamlined loco with a newly-restored
    maroon-and-gold carriage in our Great Hall.

  • NRM Shildon

    Locomotion – the National Railway Museum at Shildon

    Something happened here that changed the world.

  • NRM shop

    Exclusive Bachmann Midland Compound model

    Standard Edition now in stock.

Welcome

National Railway Museum

Free Entry

Discover over 300 years of history and over 1,000,000 wonderful objects that changed the world. FREE ENTRY.

NRM York open 10:00 - 18:00 today (Station Hall closes early at 4pm until 3 Feb)
NRM Shildon open 10:00 - 16:00 today

What’s on

Railfest 2012

Tickets are now on sale for Britain's biggest rail celebration.

Flying Scotsman

The world's most famous loco is close to being restored and running again.

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Background: Sans Pareil Replica. Oliver Cromwell image by David J. Rawlings, CC licensed.