National Railway Museum
YorkA free museum in a former railway depot, home to Mallard, a Japanese bullet train and royal carriages.
Get directionsMuseumTime here: 2–3 h
On the map
Leeman Road, York, YO26 4XJ
Quick facts
Admission is free, and the museum fills a former North Eastern Railway depot beside York station.
Mallard, which set the steam speed record of 126 mph in 1938, is on display.
Royal carriages used by Queen Victoria stand alongside a Japanese Shinkansen bullet train that visitors can sit on.
Address
Leeman Road, York, YO26 4XJ
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