Press Office

2008 Press Releases

Date	Title
May 2008	In a spin over 'Please Touch' event
May 2008	Thanks for the memories!
May 2008	Going loco for new exhibition
May 2008	On board for the theatrical event of the year
May 2008	New model army welcomes Cromwell home
May 2008	National Railway Museum to celebrate anniversary of world record
April 2008	Preparations for swansong celebration on track
April 2008	New collection puts Museum in the picture
April 2008	National Railway Museum teams up with Northern to travel the north
April 2008	Theatre company is far from running out of steam
April 2008	A spin around for African youngsters
April 2008	Museum chuffed with tourism crown
March 2008	The wheel deal of the year
March 2008	Fond farewell to NRM steam legend Green Arrow
March 2008	Egg spoting on the Yorkshire Wheel
March 2008	National Railway Museum acquires rare locomotive
March 2008	New exhibition makes 'in-Rhodes' to Chinese culture
February 2008	Museum launches steamy appeal
February 2008	Scrapheap star kicks off week of scientific fun
February 2008	Museum on track for year of the rat
February 2008	Love makes the wheel go round
February 2008	Award-winning writer puts the fire into history
January 2008	'Thomas' is feeling blue in engine shed
January 2008	National Railway Museum unveils hidden treasures!
January 2008	'Spotting' a first in world history
January 2008	New state-of-the-art conference facilities at the National Railway Museum

2007 Press Releases

Date	Title
December 2007	Museum set for close encounter of the blue kind
December 2007	Full steam ahead for the theatrical event of 2008
December 2007	Line up for steam extravaganza revealed
November 2007	Museum celebrates model sales
November 2007	Letter earns Abbi early Christmas treat
November 2007	Wheelie great time for guides
November 2007	Santa is steaming into town!
November 2007	Will Rod think new model is sexy?
November 2007	Remembrance wreath for wartime workers
October 2007	Scotsman Author to make flying visit to National Railway Museum
October 2007	It's all fun and games at the National Railway Museum
September 2007	Engineering career off to a flying start
August 2007	National Railway Museum prepares for 2008 Summer of Steam
August 2007	Take your hat off to students brimming with ideas!
August 2007	4472 from 4472 Cabside cufflinks
August 2007	Yorkshire Day
July 2007	Jack the Station Cat to visit the National Railway Museum
July 2007	National Railway Museum unveils train of the future!
July 2007	Moving Stories brought to life by schools at NRM
June 2007	Yorkshire wheel spins into overtime!
June 2007	NRM drums up "Please Touch" evening
June 2007	National Railway Museum finalises plans for Flying Scotsman
May 2007	Yorkshire Wheel sets to spin its way to new world record
April 2007	National Railway Museum says... On yer bike!
April 2007	Sky High Sponsorship Opportunities for Yorkshire Wheel
April 2007	Norwich Union Yokshire Wheel set to spin its way into world records
March 2007	Spot the Easter Egg on the York Skyline
March 2007	NRM in talks with prospective partners
March 2007	Thunderbirds are go... at the National Railway Museum
February 2007	'Sir Topham Hatt, The Fat Controller' makes a fishy discovery
January 2007	NRM welcomes back 'Thomas the Tank Engine'
January 2007	Your pod or mine?

2006 Press Releases

Date	Title
November 2006	Christmas chaos as Santa encounters a wheelie big problem!
October 2006	NRM plans return of Flying Scotsman
October 2006	Love is in the air… on the Norwich Union Yorkshire Wheel!
October 2006	Visitors urged to get into the sixties swing of things at the National Railway Museum
September 2006	The National Railway Museum in York has won Yorkshire tourism’s highest accolade for the fourth time
August 2006	As long as there have been railways, there has been railway crime
August 2006	Three years ago, Ian Wright dreamed of proposing to his sweetheart at his favourite boyhood haunt, Peasholme Park in Scarborough
August 2006	The National Railway Museum has landed a major grant in the recent round of arts and culture funding from the Government
August 2006	After more than twenty years, volunteering at the National Railway Museum is being brought bang up-to-date - allowing volunteers to contribute more than ever before to the Museum’s ongoing work
August 2006	Debut for England's first woman to fire steam loco
July 2006	It'll be Yorkshire tea and cake all round when the mighty Sir Lamiel returns to God's own country on Yorkshire Day, 1 August 2006
July 2006	Full steam ahead for seaside express
July 2006	National Railway Museum acquires priceless "missing link"
May 2006	Green Railways
May 2006	The UK's only distance-learning certificate in Railway Studies is being launched this week
May 2006	100 mph train simulator ready to roll
April 2006	Behind the scenes
April 2006	Green Arrow steams into 70th year
April 2006	Rocket master retires
April 2006	Roll up, roll on, roll around
April 2006	Epic story steams on
March 2006	Classic loco fan 'inks' it's the best
February 2006	Yorkshire Wheel rolling into town
February 2006	Big Plans for NRM's Giants of Steam
January 2006	High hopes to reunite Flying Scotsman friends at the NRM
January 2006	NRM welcomes a new friend!
January 2006	Key York organisations rally in favour of NRM's new 'Eye of Yorkshire'

2005 Press Releases

Date	Title
November 2005	Search Engine gets the go-ahead
November 2005	Three generations of staff on route of Flying Scotsman share stories
November 2005	Research Centre potential closure
November 2005	National Railway Museum wins Dibner Award for Locomotion
November 2005	NRM 's Lady Luck says 'It could be you'!
October 2005	Scrooge appearance at NRM's Christmas Festival of Fun
October 2005	NRM applies for the eye of Yorkshire
October 2005	Timeless Classic Recreated!
October 2005	Question Time for the National Railway Museum
September 2005	Back to horsepower for the National Railway Museum
September 2005	Follow the Line...
September 2005	NRM vows to keep Scotsman steaming
September 2005	Duchess to be streamlined once again!
September 2005	On a learning track..
September 2005	Last chance to ride the legend
August 2005	Back to the future as Scotsman steams into Scarborough
July 2005	Hackworth treasures find new home at NRM
July 2005	NRM appoints Head of Commercial Development
June 2005	Flying Scotsman in HLF bid success
June 2005	Please touch the exhibits!
June 2005	Visitors from Sierra Leone to meet NRM staff in an exchange of railway culture
June 2005	It's hats off to Flying Scotsman
June 2005	Railway wackiness!
May 2005	First for Locomotion winner!
May 2005	NRM builds new collection - of awards!
May 2005	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Flying Scotsman double act!
April 2005	NRM archives unleash new evidence on George Hudson
March 2005	First for wartime art display
March 2005	May the force by with you! Science Week at the NRM
March 2005	60 Years Ago.. Railways in War and Peace
March 2005	Golden opportunity for York couple
February 2005	Stephen Richards appointed NRM's Head of Creative Development
February 2005	Be a steam engine driver!
February 2005	Get Trackwise at the NRM
January 2005	A taste of Scottish tradition comes to York
January 2005	Locomotion to be museum of the year in Britain's biggest arts prize

2004 Press Releases

Date	Title
December 2004	Flying Scotsman's anniversary of speed!
November 2004	Get Festive! at the NRM's Edwardian Christmas Festival
November 2004	A major step for Duchess of Hamilton
November 2004	The NRM has announced the 2005 schedule for steam favourite City Of Truro
November 2004	NRM let visitors have a driving chance!
October 2004	NRM's Halloween half term happenings
September 2004	Full steam ahead at Locomotion!
September 2004	NRM ask for the shirt of your back!
September 2004	Come and sleepover at the NRM!
August 2004	Flying Scotsman takes pride of place at the NRM
July 2004	We invite you to take part in our BIG DRAW activity for 2004
June 2004	EWS passes Royal locomotive to the nation
June 2004	Sans Pareil returns to Shildon
June 2004	A day to remember! The first railway vehicle arrives at Locomotion
May 2004	Locomotion gets off to a flying start
May 2004	Oliver Cromwell on the move again!
March 2004	HRH Prince Philip returns to the NRM

2003 Press Releases

Date	Title
November 2003	Junior Antiques Roadshow visits the NRM
November 2003	Queen Victoria's Saloon Coach is back on show at the NRM
October 2003	Scientists to probe secrets of Robert Stephenson
October 2003	Be creative at the NRM big draw
October 2003	Deltic is star of the show at Barrow Hill Roundhouse
September 2003	Record triumph on tourism oscars for NRM
September 2003	The Rail Study Association donates unusual nameplate to NRM
July 2003	Rail festival planned for NRM in 2004
May 2003	UK's first Rail Academy to be established at the NRM
April 2003	HST Prototype pulled by World's Strongest Man
January 2003	Rerun of Rainhill Trials for BBC's Timewatch television series

2002 Press Releases

Date	Title
November 2002	Recipe secrets of world famous BR sandwich revealed
November 2002	Interactive games feature in new exhibition
November 2002	New Railway Object Name Thesaurus launched
November 2002	'BR - A Moving Story' exhibition opens at the NRM
October 2002	Auction raises 60,000 for restoration of Royal Saloon
October 2002	Have you got the X-Factor?
October 2002	Novelty steams again for the new Rainhill Trials
October 2002	NRM scoops international award
October 2002	Free admission for Shildon Railway Village
August 2002	Shildon returns to its railway roots
July 2002	Treasures from the Deep' exhibition launched
April 2002	'Learning on the Move' website launched
May 2002	NRM's Jubilee Garden opened
April 2002	Mission Possible
March 2002	Return journey for historic paintings
March 2002	New 4.9m boost for Shildon attraction
January 2002	NRM appoints new Deputy Head

2001 Press Releases

Date	Title
September 2001	NRM tops the bill at Tourism Oscars
August 2001	NRM voted top museum by Sunday Times newspaper
July 2001	World record breaker Mallard is modeled in sterling silver
July 2001	Shinkansen 'Bullet Train' is launched by Japanese Ambassador
July 2001	Wake up to the Highlands
June 2001	Japanese Shinkansen 'Bullet Train' arrives at the NRM
June 2001	'Thomas the Tank Engine' helps keep young children safe
June 2001	Main line steam goes 'back to the future'
May 2001	NRM wins 2001 European Museum of the Year award
March 2001	The next train arriving at the NRM will be the Japanese 'Bullet Train'
February 2001	NRM braced for new 'Viz' poster storm
February 2001	Deltic 55019 visits the Works