Virtual Railfan Tour UK - York Railway Museum - part one - the Main Hall

 
The first thing one sees when entering the museum is "Tiny" a narrow gauge locomotive used at Crewe works
Believe it or not, entry to the museum is free, although they ask for a small donation which,  unfortunately, does not give a tax deduction for foreign visitors
Whenever I enter the main hall I am bewildered trying to decide what to see first.  The exhibits are frequently changed.  Here we can see, on the right, LNER "'Mallard" world steam record holder and on the left the LMS Coronation class competition.


A Western class diesel hydraulic - I rode many a mile in these, having brought a metal milk crate to sit on.

At one time the GWR speeder No. 3440 "City of Truro" was at York, seen here on the turntable. I watched as a perfectly attired lady demonstrated turning the engine on the turn table - she was wearing high heels. She just moved a small lever and it turned itself - I didn't have the heart to ask her how she got the engine balanced so they could get the dogs out

A Southern Railway Q1 class 0-6-0 freight locomotive built by Bulleid during the war. A no frills engine that was easy to maintain and economical to run - well liked by the crews I believe

This is Dominion of Canada which was shipped back to the UK and restored for the celebrations in 2016. It is now back in St. Constant, near Montreal.

LMS Coronation Pacific

A nasty operation to carry out on a Southern Merchant Navy Pacific  so visitors can see how it worked

Port Carlisle - horse tram

One of my favourites, a D class 737. This engine ran frequently through my home stations although it was never so exquisitely painted



A Japanese high speed train

A replica of Stevenson's Rocket.

There's a lot more to see at York. More later - including my own personal favourite





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