A Walk Through The National Railway Museum, York, England
The National Railway Museum is a museum in York forming part of the British Science Museum Group of National Museums and telling the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It has won many awards, including the European Museum of the Year Award in 2001. It is the home of the national collection of historically significant railway vehicles, as well as a collection of other artefacts and both written and pictorial records.
The National Railway Museum in York displays a collection of over 100 locomotives and nearly 300 other items of rolling stock, virtually all of which either ran on the railways of Great Britain or were built there. Also on the 20 acres site are many hundreds of thousands of other items and records of social, technical, artistic and historical interest, exhibited mostly in three large halls of a former motive power depot next to the East Coast Main Line, near York railway station. It is the largest museum of its type in Britain, attracting 727,000 visitors during the 2014/15 financial year (the largest in the world in terms of floor area of exhibition buildings is La Cité du Train in the French town of Mulhouse, although this attracts far fewer visitors than the National Railway Museum).
The National Railway Museum was established on its present site, the former York North locomotive depot, in 1975, when it took over the former British Railways collection located in Clapham and the York Railway Museum located off Queen Street, immediately to the south east of the railway station; since then, the collection has continued to grow.
There are approximately 280 rail vehicles in the National Collection, with around 100 being at York at any one time and the remainder divided between Locomotion at Shildon and other museums and heritage railways. The earliest are wagonway vehicles of about 1815. The permanent display includes Palaces on Wheels, a collection of Royal Train saloons from Queen Victoria's early trains through to those used by Queen Elizabeth II up to the 1970s, among them some of the first rail vehicles to be set aside for preservation. Other key exhibits normally to be seen at York include the 1846 Furness Railway No. 3 Coppernob locomotive, and the more modern express passenger steam locomotives London and North Eastern Railway Class A3 No. 4472 Flying Scotsman (added to the collection in 2004), its streamlined sister Class A4 No. 4468 Mallard and London, Midland and Scottish Railway Princess Coronation Class No. 6229 Duchess of Hamilton. Flying Scotsman is among the exhibits intended for operation on the National Rail network from time to time.
The Solway Aviation Museum, Carlisle.
A short vidz showing some of the external exhibits at the The Solway Aviation Museum, located at Carlisle Airport, Cumbria, UK. Filmed in July 2005.
Miniature Glasgow
This innovative film, inspired by the Miniature Earth concept of a community of 100 people, provides a simple and engaging narrative about diversity, health inequality and socio-economic issues in the city.
Exploring Carlisle Castle,harridans wall,Carlisle Cathedral(history in description).
For 500 years, until the English and Scottish crowns were united in 1603, Carlisle Castle was the principal fortress of England’s north-western border with Scotland. A mighty stronghold in the frequent conflict between the two countries, and the base of the lord wardens attempting to control an unruly frontier, the castle has endured more sieges than any other place in the British Isles.most medieval castles, it has been continuously occupied since its foundation by William II in 1092. From the 18th century to the 1960s it was the headquarters of the Border Regiment, one of the oldest in the British army.
In AD 72 a large Roman fort, built of turf and timber, was established on the site of the later castle. It later provided support for garrisons on Hadrian’s Wall and acted as a staging post for troops invading Scotland. The fort became the nucleus of a prosperous town named Luguvalium, which by the mid-2nd century was one of the most important military bases in Roman Britain.
After the end of the Roman occupation of Britain, Carlisle may have been the administrative capital of the Romano-British kingdom of Rheged. An abbey was founded there in the 7th century, possibly by the Kings of Northumbria.
The keep, or great tower, is the largest and most impressive part of the castle
The keep, or great tower, is the largest and most impressive part of the castle. Together with the gatehouse, it is the earliest surviving part of the castle, although its interior has been significantly altered over the centuries, and the roof of the keep was lowered in the 16th century
The first castle at Carlisle was built over part of the first Roman fort by William II (‘William Rufus’; r.1087–1100) after he defeated the local warlord Dolfin in 1092.
The first castle may have been a ringwork – a simple enclosure of earth and timber, using the natural slope to the north, with a deep ditch cut as a defence to the south. Henry I (r.1100–35) visited Carlisle in 1122 and ordered that it be ‘fortified with a castle and towers’. This may represent the origin of the massive keep,[2] and these works were still in progress in 1130.
After Henry I’s death in 1135, Carlisle was retaken by David I, King of Scotland (r.1124–53), who is said to have built ‘a very strong keep’ there. He may have been completing work begun by Henry I, which leaves the dating of Carlisle’s keep an open question.
Henry II of England (r.1154–89) visited Carlisle in 1186 and made additions that possibly represented the earliest stage of the ‘palace’ complex in the inner ward.In the early 13th century King John (r.1199–1216) may have been responsible for rebuilding the outer curtain wall and the inner ward wall in stone.
Carlisle’s position on the border between England and Scotland made it a vital stronghold and border defence, and also vulnerable to crises in Anglo-Scots relations.
In 1296 Edward I (r.1272–1307) made Carlisle his headquarters for three months in the early stages of his war against the Scots.The inner ward, which probably already housed a great hall and chamber, was enhanced to accommodate the court. In 1308 a residential tower, later known as Queen Mary’s Tower, was added to provide more fine accommodation.
The Scots besieged the town and castle seven times between 1173 and 1461. One of the most determined sieges was that in 1315 by Robert the Bruce, King of Scotland, following his victory over the English at the Battle of Bannockburn the previous year. The Scots failed to take the castle, however, and they retreated with the loss of only two English lives.The commander of the castle’s defences was Andrew Harclay, made Earl of Carlisle by Edward II in 1322, only to be executed for treason one year later after Harclay negotiated a treat with King Robert recognising Scottish independence.
The siege of 1461 was one of the bloodiest episodes of the Wars of the Roses, the struggle for the English throne between the Houses of Lancaster and York. A combined army of Lancastrians and Scots succeeded in taking the castle from the Yorkists through the early use (in a British context) of artillery. Despite this, the castle’s defences remained relatively little altered.
The half-moon battery and the Captain's Tower behind
The half-moon battery and the Captain’s Tower behind. The battery originally stood high enough to enable soldiers to shoot out over the outer ward, but was levelled in the 19th century
THE 15TH AND 16TH CENTURIES
Carlisle played an important part of its history.
World War Two US First-Aid Packet, Carlisle Model
Original Carlisle model packets with the sulfanilmide crystals packet added.
Wigton Museum
A walk through some of the Museum's collection.
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OnThisDay 1969 Blue Peter showed the model train set to end all model trains.
The World's Greatest Model Railway.
The elaborate exhibition railway built by Mr. Bertram Otto and exhibited at Eastbourne in 1959 and later at Olympia was sold to Mr. Richard Burge, of New York, and was shown at the New York World's Fair. One of the most popular attractions at the New York World Fair in 1964; Lord Montagu was so impressed by the model railway during his visit to New York that he immediately arranged for it to be exhibited at the Montagu Motor Museum at Beaulieu, where it became an instant success. The World’s Greatest Model Railway covered over 1,000 sq ft and included 500 lineside buildings, 150 factories, over 200 locomotives, plus 50 tramcars and trolley buses, 400 shops plus schools, motorised vehicles, 400 items of rolling stock, 52,000 feet of multi-coloured wires and 8 major control panels, working scenes depicting locations in the US and Europe, including the English Channel and the Alps. In 1996 the railway moved to a private home in Ireland.
Tullies House Museum Carlisle Crossbow Cheiroballistra
A4s return to North America May 2014 Part 1 Dominion of Canada
Two LNER A4 steam locomotives went from the US & Canada to York, England to celebrate Mallard's world steam record. In May 2014 they returned on an ACL RoRo container ship to Halifax. Moveright International, ACL and Ceres all donated their services.
Part 1 shows the transfer of Dominion of Canada to the two flat cars for the journey to Montreal.
Many thanks to Ceres for allowing me to video this move.
York Railway Museum North Yorkshire England In Pictures 2017
A short video showing the York Railway Museum in York, 2017
NRM Miniature Railway 1995
In 1995 I rode on the miniature railway at the NRM ... those who know it as it is now will recognize only the width of the track it has changed so much in every other way.
York Railway Museum The Great Gathering Six of a Kind July 2013
This short documentary film titled Six of a Kind shows brief glimpses of the worlds largest railway museum in York. It then goes onto show the special event where Six of the remaining class A4 locomotives were re-united on July 3rd 2013 in the Great Hall to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Mallard`s world speed record of 126mph for steam traction.This is a once in a lifetimes film record of these locomotives at the NRM, which was sponsored by the model makers Hornby and HRH the Prince of Wales who is patron of Mallard 75, the title of the Museums celebrity season of activities marking the anniversary. Producer Howard Greenwood ( A Member of the Pendle Movie Makers Group 2013 )
Gasolene: Season 4 Episode 5 - Shannons Aussie Classic Car Show
Gasolene are at the Shannons Aussie Classic Car Show held at Flemington Racecourse, VIC. The show caters for all Australian made collector vehicles. Gasolene explore the displays of local model GM's, Fords, Chrysler's, other marques and kit cars constructed in Australia.
Lakeside Miniature Railway Southport 29.04.17
This is my first visit to the miniature railway this year and its had alot of work done, new track work at one end of the line and the main station has been cleaned up abit look forward to seeing more progress on the line soon
Steam Trains At High Speed Compilation: 150 kph / 90 mph On UK Main Line [Bittern 60019]
Compilation of best fast footage - 17 shots. Spent ages searching! Love these locos. You may like... Trains At High Speed:
Steam Engines, TGVs, ICEs
Thanks to all you video makers who captured this.
Thanks to the hard work of Steam Railway and Pathfinder Tours in making this happen. Also great the UK rail authorities allowed this. Also the owner Jeremy Hosking & the support crew. These runs were appreciated by a lot of people - even on the other side of the world.
Speed limit on these two runs was 90 mph although Bittern did a max of just under 93 mph - which is an allowable maximum within the rules if it just occurs for a short distance.
I will shortly be producing another compilation of the second series of runs in December.
The Railway Museum in York
I want one of these, please. Mallard still holds the world speed record for steam after 75 years. 3rd July 1938
Know Your British - Great War
From cavalry troops to the formidable Mark V Tank, the British forces are ready to take on their German rival!
1. Infantry Units
2. Field Battery
3. Field Gun
4. Cavalry Squad
5. Cavalry Troop
6. Austin Armoured Car
7. Armoured autocar
8. Mark IV Female tank
9. Mark IV Male tank
10. Mark V Female tank
11. Mark V Male tank
12. Mark V Hermaphrodite tank
13. Mark V* Female Tank
14. Mark V* Male Tank
15. Mark V* Hermaphrodite Tank
16. Mark A Whippet Tank
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The History of Pendon Museum - featured in the December 2012 issue of British Railway Modelling
This full-length (25 minute) video was promoted in the pages of the December 2012 issue of British Railway Modelling magazine:
A limited number of magazines in selected stores (Morrisons, Sainsbury's, Tesco, Waitrose and WhSmith), has the video as a covermounted DVD.
Find out the inside story of the famous Pendon model railway museum, it's history and see the layouts running!
Lots of Little Trains - Bekonscot Model Railway & Village - 2016
In Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, you will find the Bekonscot Model Railway and village. This video shows all the different trains in operation, along with some clips of the village, which is spread over 1.5 acres.
We hope you enjoy the video.
railadvent.co.uk
RIDE ON THE YORK MINIATURE RAILWAY AT THE NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM, YORK
The York Miniature Railway is a 7.25 inch gauge 1/8th scale miniature line in the South Yard of the National Railway Museum at York. In this film we take a ride on this new line (opened in July 2015) behind A 1/8th scale Class 55 'Deltic' diesel 55002 The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.