We’ve been making memories since our opening in 1975 and to celebrate our 50th birthday year we are sharing our story, looking back at key moments in the museum’s history and inviting you to join in with our celebrations!
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Sharing your memories
We’ve been collecting photos from your memorable visits over the years. Here’s a selection in our memory gallery. If you’d like to see your photographs featured, please email them to 50years@railwaymuseum.org.uk
1991: "I was two years old on the first of uncountable visits throughout my childhood and teenage years. Little did I know I’d eventually work at NRM..."
2012: "Nothing prepared me for my son's reaction when we first entered Great Hall. He couldn't quite believe his eyes and didn't know which way to turn, running from train to train shouting "buffers, Daddy, buffers!"
2018: "Our son's third trip to the Railway Museum aged 6 months, in front of Prince William."
2016: "This one is from our wedding in Great Hall—since the museum hadn't closed when the service began, we had quite the crowd watching from the sides."
1999: "My son and I in the cab of the prototype Deltic at a Cab It weekend."
2004: "Apparently the best day of my husband's life as he was able to get onto the footplate of Flying Scotsman and Mallard!"
1981: "Another at York of me alongside Deltic 55022."
1980s: "A scan of an early 1980s photo, located at the car park entrance."
