Visitors chuffed by snow loco
07 Jan 2010
Visitors to the National Railway Museum (NRM) were chuffed to find a new temporary addition to the Museum’s vast collection waiting outside its main entrance - a locomotive made entirely of snow.
The miniature version of the world record breaking Mallard was built in time for opening today by 20 members of Museum staff including Helen Ashby, the Museum’s Acting Director.
There are more photos of the snow train on our Flickr group.
Helen said:
“All the staff had a fantastic time this morning building our snow locomotive – and our visitors seem to love our temporary addition to the collection. The Museum has been open throughout this week’s ‘big freeze’ and continues to offer a warm welcome to visitors able to battle the elements to get to us in York. I’d encourage anyone who is able to safely make the journey to come and see our snow loco before it melts!”
After visiting the Museum’s new snow loco, visitors can warm up inside by enjoying a rich hot chocolate and hot meals in one of the Museum’s nostalgic restaurants.
ENDS
For more information:
Gemma Sneyd, Senior Press Officer, NRM
01904 686271
gemma.sneyd@nrm.org.uk
Notes to editors:
The National Railway Museum in York covers over 400 years of railway history and its collections include over 100 locomotives, some 250 items of rolling stock and thousands of other objects – from posters and tickets to uniforms and silverware. Visitors can enjoy a fun family day out with the kids including an action-packed annual programme of special events and exhibitions. Admission to the museum is free.