Free to visit but book tickets online beforehand. We used their car park opposite which was £10 all day. You have to pay in the museum, you get given a ticket with a code on it so you can get out. We spent a couple of hours in the museum then walked into York Centre which was about a 15 minute walk depending on how fast... read full comment
November 2023
The museum boasts an impressive collection of locomotives and other rolling material. Not just the quantity, but even more the quality and the diversity. The collection is a show of craftmanship on many levels. Maybe the best collection in the world on this topic.However, the display of the exhibits is empty and without... read full comment
November 2023
Loved this museum. Flying Scotsman, Mallard and many more famous trains displayed in their glory. Amazingly it's free entry. Great for all ages. Good food courts too. Only gripe is that in the main hall it is too dark to see inside the drivers cab footplates and passenger carriages, despite stairs up to them.
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