1968 and all that
24 May - 1 June 2008
In 1968 Britain said an official goodbye to main line steam. This summer the National Railway Museum is marking the fortieth anniversary by hosting a unique collection of railway locomotives and vehicles to celebrate this seminal event. As part of a great family day out everyone can enjoy taking part in:
- Two steam train rides and a miniature railway ride
- Extensive access to locomotive cabs and footplates
- Heavy horse demonstrations
- Covered stalls and displays
- Barbeque
- Real ale bar – from the award-winning York Brewery
- Soul and sixties sounds from the DJs of YK Soul
The vehicles on display will represent the last of scheduled steam on the main line, intriguing survival stories and the rise of main line diesel and electric power.
1968 was a year of political protest, new motorways, colour television and mass air travel; a sense of change and liberation was in the air. 1968 and all that sets the symbolic end of steam on the UK’s railways in the context of this changing world.
Please note that an admission charge applies for this event. Admission to the rest of the Museum remains free.
