Railfest opening spectacular

2 June 2012

See the renaming of East Coast 91110, with Carol Vorderman and
a flypast by the RAF Battle of Britain Memorial Flight.

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2012 Olympic Torch relay: see it here

Scots Guardsman will carry the Olympic Flame from our museum to Thirsk on 20 June.

• More about the Olympic Flame at the National Railway Museum

Gimme 5! at Shildon

4 - 8 June 2012

Five days of FREE family fun for June half term, including Meccano Magic, Scooby-Doo, Postman Pat® and Jess the Cat and more.

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What do you want your day out to be?

Stuck for ways to keep the kids out of mischief during the school holidays? Visit the world's greatest railway museum.

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Cracking Christmas parties

Available to book now

Book a Christmas party for 10 people or more before 31 May, and one organiser goes free.

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