A trip to York...

A trip to York…

26th November 2010

Yesterday I was attending a meeting at the NRM, York so found a few minutes to have a wander about and remind myself of some of the better, and less well known exhibits therein…
Below: Duchess of Hamilton dominates the streamlined age display – I like the juxtaposition of Bauxite No.2 in the background!

Below: A new exhibit is the SRPS’ North British Railway 0-6-0 Maude, which has arrived on loan to the NRM to represent Scottish railways and builders.

Below: The early railways display with Agenoria (built by Foster, Rastrick & Co in Stourbridge in 1829), probably the finest Georgian steam locomotive left in the World. Also in the line up are carriages from the Bodmin & Wadebridge Railway.

Below: Finally, this morning – an overnight heavy snowfall left the site looking very seasonal but heavy traffic in poor road conditions pretty much isolated the Museum from the main road network! On site the roads were cleared by a few staff who had struggled in and a decision was awaited as this post was written as to whether or not the Museum will open today…
Latest!!! The Museum is open today…