Major British attraction re-opens after extensive renovations

Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleQueen Victoria's Royal Carriage at the newly refurbished National Railway Museum (Olivia Brabb/Board of Trustees, Science Museum Group)The National Railway Museum in York has completed a £10.5m refurbishment of its historic Station Hall gallery. The Grade II-listed building, which was once York's main goods station, has reopened after two years of closure, coinciding with the museum's 50th birthday. Station Hall now showcases over 200 years of railway history, featuring items such as Queen Victoria's and King Edward VII's royal carriages, and a 1901 funeral wreath. New additions include a 1921 WH Smith bookstall, a passimeter from Winchmore Hill station, photographs of Windrush migrants, and a new dining experience aboard a restored 1907 saloon carriage. The renovation, funded by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and Friends of the National Railway Museum, also included a new thermally-efficient roof with solar panels. In fullNational Railway Museum reopens space after £10.5m refitThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

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