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Workshop Of The World

Find out how Britain delivered railways to the world in this free exhibition.


Date:
Until 3 May 2010
Time:
All day
Price:
FREE
Audience:
Adults
Type:
Exhibitions
Location:
Great Hall

Visit the latest exhibition in the Search Engine gallery, part of the new £4 million library and archive centre which opened in 2008.

Discover how Britain built the world’s railways – including the Indian railway network, the fourth largest in the world. Find out how railways were delivered to places with no rails, and the ways in which obstacles like deserts, mountains, bush and jungle were overcome.

 

Background: 'Skegness is so Bracing' LNER Poster