National Railway Museum
Explore over 200 years of history and find out how railways shaped our world through ingenuity and engineering brilliance. Join us on YouTube to see what goes on behind the scenes and for our Curator with a Camera series, which takes you on a detailed tour of incredible locomotives, carriages and other railway-related objects at the National Railway Museum in York, England, and Locomotion in Shildon, County Durham, England.
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Join us on Sunday as we explore mail... by rail! We're taking you inside the West Coast Joint Stock Travelling Post Office, which was even fitted with a post box for those last-minute letter. Send it!
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In 1916 this Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway ambulance carriage was loaded at Tilbury Docks and shipped to France during the First World War. Once across the Channel it helped transport wounded soldiers from the front lines to hospitals. Railway ambulance trains like this relied in part on voluntary donations, making them a vital lifeline in wartime.
To find out more about ambulance trains, check out our film here: https://youtu.be/xU0chdzNjxM?si=76P_c...
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Curator with a Camera is back on Sunday! Join Anthony for a proper in-depth tour of the Class 87, a 5,000hp powerhouse packed with intriguing details from the 1970s.
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Chug chug.
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🚂 Meet Agenoria, one of the world's oldest surviving locomotives! Built in 1829 to haul coal at a Staffordshire colliery, this remarkable engine is closely related to the Stourbridge Lion, the first locomotive to run in the USA.
Even its name has a story, named after the Roman goddess of industry and activity. After being retired in 1864, Agenoria was forgotten and left in pieces before being rediscovered, reassembled, and saved for future generations.
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Konnichiwa! Join us on Sunday for an in-depth look at Japanese railways in the latest episode of the National Railway Museum Podcast.
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Volvo's V70 T5 was much loved for its performance, practicality and reliability.
Just like the Shinkansen behind it. :)
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Love it or hate it?
Despite its budget, bus-based beginnings, one thing is certain: the Pacer moved millions!
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Join us on Sunday for a special film telling the story of Ambulance Trains, which transported thousands of injured soldiers away from the front line during the First World War.
To find out more about Ambulance Trains, including some incredible images provided by the Willis family, head to our online story: www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/ambul…
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Excuse my French, but this is the Furness Railway 0-4-0 No. 3, also known as "Old Coppernob".
Built in 1846 by Bury, Curtis and Kennedy of Liverpool, this steam locomotive got its unusual nickname from the copper cladding used on its dome-shaped haystack firebox.
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