National Railway Museum York

It takes about five minutes to walk from York Station to platform 11, cross the overpass, and there is a sign, which is easy to see. There were not many people, so I went in without an appointment. There were many local elderly people and children, but they watched quietly. The history of trains is clear at a glance, and I learned a lot. Half of the confidence of European railways comes from Britain. The trains and train technology more than 150 years ago are really admirable.

Walking into the museum hall, it is like entering the kingdom of trains. Starting from the oldest train at the door, it is just a very small steam locomotive, smaller than today's cars, and then there are various steam locomotives. As the train develops, the locomotive horsepower is getting bigger and bigger. All the exhibits here are real-size. Visitors shuttle in the huge trains, from steam locomotives to diesel locomotives, and finally electric locomotives. The latest Eurostar and China's high-speed rail only have models on display. The train is too huge, and it is really not easy to get a real object. In addition to the locomotive, train carriages from various periods are also displayed. There are special carriages for the rich with silver tables, as well as ordinary carriages and freight carriages. The platform is also arranged to be similar to the age of the carriages, making people feel like they have traveled back in time. Not only that, some carriages can be entered, some undercarriages can be observed, and even the maintenance workshops are open to tourists. This is definitely a paradise for train fans.

National Railway Museum The National Railway Museum is located east of the train station on Leeman Road in York. At the entrance stands a statue of Stephenson, the "Father of Steam Locomotives". As one of the three major science museums in the UK, the museum is open to the public and has a "zero threshold" admission route, that is, free for all men, women, and children. This is also one of the "people-friendly policies" in the UK's public cultural system. Visitors can visit the interior of the carriage and will be invited to the restoration shop studio to watch the restoration process of antiques. Railway fans should not miss it.

The British Railway Museum in York is known as the world's largest railway museum, covering an area of ​​20 acres. As the birthplace of trains and railway technology, the UK deserves to have the world's leading railway museum, and the museum is still doing major construction. Today, I saw that the surrounding area is under construction. The project map in the hall shows the situation after completion by 2025. National railway museum, the museum is free, there is a wonderlab inside that requires payment, and you can decide whether to buy a ticket based on your child's interest in science. In addition to trains and corresponding exhibitions, there are also areas for children to play and cafes for eating. The museum parking lot charges £10 per day, Carlisle street park, about a 10-minute walk to the museum.

I like London, and York is my second choice, with its history, vitality, cleanliness and freshness. I don't like York Minster the most, but I like the streets that run from one street to another, with many specialty shops and second-hand shops along the way. There is a railway museum, where you can see the royal trains from hundreds of years ago, as well as the history of the development of trains, which is really eye-opening.

This museum really surprised me. First of all, it is quite unique. There are not many museums in the world with railways or trains as the theme. The museum displays physical models of trains from various periods in Britain (one to one ratio), with a brief introduction next to it, which is very informative. Very good.