Day 12 - York and York Railway Museum

The York Tap has an excellent selection of Timothy Taylors' brews. It is directly accessible from the road or platform 3 of the station

Boltmaker is an excellent bitter beer

While waiting for the museum to open at 1000 we took a walk through this very attractive town.

Before we ventured out, however, we had to stock up on back bacon, sausage, baked beans and potatoes (and scrambled eggs.)
The skullers were out in force on the river

The Shambles

The Shambles

Merchant Venturers' Hall


Mderchant Venturers' Hall
We walked through the station to get to the Museum.
This class 37 seems to be permanently parked at the station. Possibly as a rescue locomotive.

The decorative metalwork in the station needs a good cleaning. With the large number of diesel trains idling in the station it will only get worse.

I will just show a selection of the pictures I took at the Museum

Mallard

Duchess

Ffestiniog Railway Double Fairlie "Livingstone Thompson"

GWR Railcar

SECR Class D 4-4-0 which used to work through my home town

2500 which I fired twice while at Shoeburyness

Fireman's side injector of 2500. I often wondered if I put one of those dents in the pipework

The incredible treasure trove of items in the warehouse. Here is the LNWR signalling training railway



While we sat enjoying out Timothy Taylors this noisy class 68 came through stopped and helped to pollute the air in the station.




 


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