| Located in York, the National Railway Museum offers | | | | purposes these days. It is one of the most famous |
| a taste of rail transport in Britain's history. It is the | | | | locomotives due to the amount of exposure gained in |
| world's biggest railway museum, with a large collection | | | | both children's books and the PC game Microsoft Train |
| of locomotives and other railway equipment. It is the | | | | Simulator. |
| most widely visited of all the museums located outside | | | | Several vehicles are also imported. One such example |
| of London. | | | | of this is the Chinese Class KF Locomotive. It was |
| The museum is located near the railway station in | | | | originally built in Britain and was used as part of the |
| York. A train from the center of the city provides | | | | Night Ferry service located in Paris and London. The |
| transport to the museum. There is no admission fee | | | | Night Ferry is a sleeper train, which is a type of railroad |
| and it is open from 10 in the morning to 6 in the | | | | passenger car that usually travels during nighttime. It is |
| evening. | | | | able to seat a lot of passengers per trip. Another |
| The entire collection located in the National Railway | | | | vehicle, the Japanese 0 Series Shinkansen Bullet Train, |
| Museum reaches almost 280 vehicles, including over | | | | was given by the West Japan Railway Company. It is |
| 100 locomotives. The locomotives are often | | | | the only bullet train located outside of Japan. |
| transferred to other museums in the area, including the | | | | The collections are not just composed of locomotive |
| Locomotion at Shidon. Perhaps the most impressive | | | | displays. Other items of note include railway |
| among all the displays is the "Palace on Wheels" | | | | timepieces. Watches used for timekeeping purposes |
| display. It is composed of a collection of trains dating | | | | during railway operation are on display. Station platform |
| back to the time of Queen Victoria and Queen | | | | clocks, guard watches and office clocks are just |
| Elizabeth. Some of the first vehicles used in that time | | | | some of the items on display. Railway tickets are |
| are now on display at the museum in part to preserve | | | | another prominent display. Different kinds of tickets are |
| them. | | | | on display too, from gold passes to simple ticket stubs. |
| Another popular exhibit is the Furness Railway No. 3. | | | | Railway models are another significant portion of the |
| The old English steam locomotive is also known as | | | | collection. The museum has a host of models with |
| "Coppernob". One prominent feature of the | | | | significant historical importance. There is also a |
| "Coppernob" is the copper firebox steam engine. It is | | | | substantial collection of toy trains built for commercial |
| important historically due to it being a survivor of that | | | | purposes. |
| particular period in time. The LNER Class A3 4472, | | | | Another exhibit pertains to the railway coins and |
| more popularly known as the Flying Scotsman, is | | | | medals used in the past. These coins were typically |
| another popular exhibit. It is also slated for occasional | | | | used during the construction of the railway systems |
| operational use as part of a railway network. | | | | themselves and were used mostly for trade. |
| However, it is more commonly used for promotional | | | | |