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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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This is a crane. But it's not powered by steam, so it's no good for our next episode of Curator with a Camera this Sunday.
So instead join Anthony for a jolly thorough look at the Thomas Smith steam crane—a pioneering machine dating back to 1860 and, of course, a 'tool to do a job'.
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And now for something completely different.
Here we have electric loco RU001 pulling a train inside the Channel Tunnel during construction in 1992. This was a very busy time for the chunnel's construction railway, with trains dispatched to service TBMs (tunnel boring machines), shift soil and transport workers and equipment in and out.
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Following last week's incredible scenes in Shildon celebrating the 200th anniversary of Locomotion No.1's famous run on the S&DR, join us on Sunday for a special film exploring the world's first railway town.
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We know some of you love a 225, so here's one spearing out of York in 1991.
A much cleverer way of saying this would've been Class 91 in '91...
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50 years of NRM. Centuries of engineering brilliance.
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This Sunday we are celebrating two momentous occasions. It's our museum's 50th birthday and our 50th episode of Curator with a Camera! Join in the fun as we explore the incredible Ellerman Lines, another brilliant Bulleid creation which has been sectioned to reveal how a steam engine works.
Huge thanks to all of you for joining us on YouTube, we love reading your comments!
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These B&W photographs show steam locomotives around the turntable in York Motive Power Depot—also known as York engine shed—about 1950.
In 1975, York engine shed became Great Hall, part of the brand-new National Railway Museum. The colour photographs show the turntable in Great Hall at various stages in its life. It's still a visitor favourite 50 years later—and very useful for moving vehicles!
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Freight power.
In these photos from 1990, a double-header of Class 37s prepares to haul a hefty consignment of wagons (most likely containing limestone) from Redmire Quarry in North Yorkshire. With a combined peak output of 3,500hp and 110,000lb-ft of torque, the 37s packed some serious grunt. Leading loco 37505 first operated in 1961.
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Guess the car.
(We'll get back to trains tomorrow.)
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This Sunday we'll take you on board the Paddle Steamer Waverley, the last seagoing paddle steamer in the world. Seeing its three-crank steam engine in action is simply stunning. Waverley was operated by the LNER from its debut in 1947 until it went into preservation in the 1970s. This story's not to be missed—see you on Sunday!
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