National Railway Museum

Frommer's Review

This was the first national museum to be built outside London, and it has attracted millions of train buffs. Adapted from an original steam-locomotive depot, the museum gives visitors a chance to see how Queen Victoria traveled in luxury and to look under and inside steam locomotives. In addition, there's a collection of railway memorabilia, including a penny machine for purchasing tickets on the railway platform and an early-19th-century clock. More than 40 locomotives are on display. One, the Agenoria, dates from 1829 and is a contemporary of Stephenson's well-known Rocket. Of several royal coaches, the most interesting is Queen Victoria's Royal Saloon; it's like a small hotel, with polished wood, silk, brocade, and silver accessories.

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