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9. The National Railway Museum
Wonderful nostalgia for some of us, and still magical even for the very young!
The "Lode Star", a Great Western Railway express locomotive, and a forerunner of the famous Castle and King Class locomotives of the GWR.
The gleaming controls and gauges in the cab of the famous "Mallard" LNER A4 pacific, world speed record holder (126mph) for a steam locomotive. It was originally built for the London and North Eastern Railway Company.
Stanier 4-6-2 tank locomotive originally built for the London Midland Scottish Company. * previous page <-> next page *
* The beautiful and historic City of York is one of the most popular tourist destinations in England and full of locations displaying its heritage. The visitor can explore the old walls, museums, many fine ancient medieval churches, The York Minster, Roman and Viking sites as well as the old pubs! There is plenty of accommodation and places to stay to cover all budgets and innumerable attractions for the tourist to visit in the City of York, all of which can be reached on foot and choices of walks abound. * page updated Nov 10th 2007 * EMAIL Phil Brown * images-photographs-pictures-webshots-photos-snaps of walking around York © Dr W P Brown * Scenes from walking around other cities in Europe: London, England * Paris, France * Dublin, Ireland for a quick pictorial visit! |
