The World's Largest Railway Museum

The National Railway Museum in York is the largest railway museum in the world and is responsible for the conservation and interpretation of the British national collection of historically significant railway vehicles and other artefacts. From iconic locomotives like Mallard and Flying Scotsman to a lock of Robert Stephenson's hair, the collection tells the railway story from Rocket to Eurostar.

Last year, the National Railway Museum (NRM) and Locomotion: NRM at Shildon in County Durham, welcomed 997,966 visitors, making it the most visited museum outside London. In 2001 it was awarded the highly prestigious European Museum of the Year Award and it won the coveted White Rose Award for 2003 Yorkshire Visitor Attraction of the Year (10,000 visitors and over) - the third time in five years.

This resource has been developed to support students and teachers of Leisure and Tourism and other related courses, with a particular focus on Customer Service and Marketing at the NRM. It is recommended that in order to fully complete the tasks and gain an in-depth understanding of how the NRM operates, students should visit the museum for a presentation with a member of the education team.

The NRM is part of the National Museum of Science and Industry (NMSI), a family of museums including the Science Museum in London, the National Media Museum in Bradford and the National Collection Centre in Wroughton near Swindon.

For further details, to book a visit and/or a leisure and tourism talk, contact our school booking office by email: school.bookings@nrm.org.uk or telephone: 01904 686230. To discuss your requirements and any aspect of this site contact the Education Officer on 01904 685712.

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