National Railway Museum

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The National Railway Museum (NRM) is a museum in York, England, forming part of the Science Museum Group. The museum tells the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It is the home of the national collection of historically significant railway vehicles such as Mallard, a Stirling 'Single', Duchess of Hamilton and a Japanese bullet train. In addition, the National Railway Museum holds a diverse collection of other objects, from a household recipe book used in George Stephenson's house to film showing a "never-stop railway" developed for the British Empire Exhibition. It has won many awards, including the European Museum of the Year Award in 2001. The museum closed for large-scale renovations in 2009. A new entrance building was added to connect the two wings of the museum and the area around the museum underwent landscaping. In 2020, the architecture firm Feilden Fowles won an international competition to create the museum's new £16.5 million Central Hall building...

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