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March 16, 2012

York National Railway Museum

Filed under: England,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , — needahand @ 9:41 am

York National Railway Museum – The National Railway Museum (NRM), is a railroad museum located in York, in the county of Yorkshire. The museum opened in 1975, bringing together in one place various collections of preserved rolling stock from the nineteenth century. The museum houses an extensive collection of over a hundred locomotives and other railway equipment. The machines are too numerous for the available space, the selection presented is frequently renewed. The most famous locomotive is the Mallard which reached the speed of 203 kilometres per hour on 3rd July 1938, a world record for a steam locomotive. The museum attracts 800,000 visitors a year and is one of the top attractions for both York and Yorkshire as a county.

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March 16, 2011

Lowestoft Maritime Museum

Filed under: England,History,Holidays,United Kingdom — Tags: , , , , , — needahand @ 1:10 pm

One of the most popular attractions in the Lowestoft, Suffolk area, the Lowestoft Maritime Museum is located in Whapload Road, and opened in 1958 as a resource for local people to trace the maritime history of this area. Ideal for a visit when the weather is not so good, it was founded by the Lowestoft and East Suffolk Maritime Society in Robert Sparrow’s cottage, in what is known as “Sparrows Nest Park”, the museum housed in a small cottage, has rooms featuring various aspects of Lowestoft’s maritime history, specifically the fishing industry, with exhibits of nets, tools and trawling equipment. So if you are planning a visit or holiday in the Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth or Corton areas, this year, be sure to head along to this fine museum and learn something of the industry which has been so important for the area. The address of the Lowestoft Maritime Museum is: Maritime Museum – Sparrows Nest, Whapload Rd, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 1XG. Telephone Number: 01502 56196301502 561963. Website: lowestoftmaritimemuseum.org.uk Lowestoft is 3 miles from Corton and 12 miles from Great Yarmouth.

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