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A boy and girl do a Lego activity

October half term

23–31 October 2021

Inspire the family this October half term at the National Railway Museum, with hands-on LEGO activities and engineering giants that changed the world.

Lin Qi in orange hi-vis standing on a construction site

Railway Heroes

Online and in Great Hall

A collection of interviews with railway workers who have helped get key workers to and from their jobs and given back to their communities—and country—during the COVID-19 pandemic.

All events, activities, exhibitions and galleries

A boy and girl do a Lego activity

October half term

23–31 October 2021

Inspire the family this October half term at the National Railway Museum, with hands-on LEGO activities and engineering giants that changed the world.

Lin Qi in orange hi-vis standing on a construction site

Railway Heroes

Online and in Great Hall

A collection of interviews with railway workers who have helped get key workers to and from their jobs and given back to their communities—and country—during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Glacier in snowy landscape

Climate Talks

Throughout 2021

Join us throughout 2021 for Climate Talks, a series of panel discussions, Q&As and events exploring the problems caused by climate change.

A white woman driving a miniature train

Miniature Railway

Climb aboard and experience the railways in small scale on our fantastic miniature railway ride.

A white man looks at a yellow and blue locomotive in a large hall. He holds a smartphone connected to his earbud headphones.

Sound Tracks

Discover surprising stories from the museum’s past as a bustling railway works with our atmospheric new audio trail.

Boys enjoy the simulator

Mallard Experience

Experience the thrill of riding on the footplate of the world’s fastest steam locomotive in our exhilarating simulator ride.

Mallard steam locomotive

Mallard: The world's fastest steam locomotive

This powerful, aerodynamic masterpiece rocketed to 126mph in 1938, a steam speed record that was never surpassed.

InterCity 125 Sir Kenneth Grange

InterCity 125: Sir Kenneth Grange

Named after its legendary designer, this 'flying banana' is a beautifully preserved example of the High Speed Train which blazed a trail in 1976.

Stephenson's Rocket

Rocket

This is the original Rocket—George and Robert Stephenson's world-changing locomotive which kick-started a golden era of innovation.

The Japanese bullet train in Great Hall

Shinkansen: High-speed revolution

It's back! Climb on board our bullet train and step back to 1960s Japan, where a revolution in high-speed train travel is underway.

The road train passes York's city walls

Road Train

Arrive in style by taking our quick, convenient road train between the museum and the Minster.

Delegates participating in quiz at Talk Science Teacher's Conference

Open Talk

Throughout 2021

Explore issues around diversity and inclusion in STEM in Open Talk, a new series of online talks sharing the untold stories of science.

Children enjoy the outdoor play area

Outdoor play area

Amp up the G-force and conquer gravity in our outdoor play area.

A boy plays with a wooden train set

Play area

Budding engineers and train drivers can explore and experiment in our play area for under-5s.

Lancashire and Yorkshire signalling school

Signalling demonstration

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Find out how railway signals work and see our historic model layout in action with our award-winning volunteers.

Part of the Science Museum Group