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Britain’s National Railway Museum: Part 5

Posted on December 9, 2018 by machorne

Three Museums Introduction Now (at last) I propose to say something about the NRM as it is today, following my first visit with this purpose in mind that I made last year. This proved difficult and gave me so much … Continue reading →

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Britain’s National Railway Museum: Part 4

Posted on October 6, 2017 by machorne

The Science Museum and The Battle of York The Science Museum and the national science collection Before going into the transfer of the British Rail transport collection to the Science Museum, I had better say a few words about the … Continue reading →

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Britain’s National Railway Museum: Part 3

Posted on September 21, 2017 by machorne

The Government Gets Involved Trouble on the Line I had hoped to cover what I wanted in four parts but owing to new material I thought worth including it will now be five. This part deals with the crisis facing … Continue reading →

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Britain’s National Railway Museum: Part 2

Posted on August 11, 2017 by machorne

The British Transport Museums Introduction In Part 1, I described the origin of the LNER’s railway museum in York. Until well after World War 2 this was the only railway museum in the UK, although there were several other museums … Continue reading →

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Britain’s National Railway Museum: Part 1

Posted on July 25, 2017 by machorne

The LNER Museum At York Introduction A very warm day in London recently caused me to seek the cooler atmosphere of York, home of the National Railway Museum (NRM). I have maintained an interest in that museum having been present … Continue reading →

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