Railroad in U.K.

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Hi Peter

 

It sounds as if you are restricted to the locations you mention. That's a
pity as I would agree with Dave that the National Railway Museum at York is
a 'must see'. In London there is the London Transport Museum in Covent
Garden (in central London). In Liverpool there is the Museum of Liverpool at
the Pier Head. The most interesting exhibit is a reconstruction of part of
the Liverpool Overhead Railway. There is nothing in Dublin worth visiting.
The so called Transport Museum of Ireland is mainly buses and road vehicles.
However, if you were visiting Belfast you would be able to visit the Ulster
Folk Museum at Cultra not far outside the city. It's the best museum in
Ireland!

 

Regards

Bob Gellatly

Sheffield

UK

 

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The railway museum in York is excellent and highly recommended. I've been
once and would love to go again.

 

Dave Phelps 

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On Apr 22, 2019, at 11:48 AM, NW Mailing List <nw-mailing-list at nwhs.org>
wrote:

To Our Members in the U.K.

 

Are there any "must see" railroad museums in Liverpool or London you could
recommend? How about Dublin, Ireland?

In 1915 there was a well established organization in London called the
Institution of Locomotive Engineers which my great-grandfather was admitted
membership to even though he was a U.S. citizen. It was still meeting in the
1940s. Does it exist today? I want to visit their archives if they have any.
My great-grandfather presented at least four papers before that august group
between 1915 and 1925 (while living in London) and won an award for one of
those papers. I believe he many have even served on some kind of executive
committee.

 

Thank you for your consideration.

 

Peter

 

Peter R. R. Getz

Rockwall, Texas

 


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