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THE STORY OF THE TRAINThe National Railway MuseumLeeman RoadYorkYO26 4XJ

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The National Railway Museum is oneof the National Museums of Science &Industry family:

National Museum of Photography,Film & Television

Science Museum

Science Museum Wroughton

National Railway Museum

Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon

Locomotion’s new 6000m2 Collectionbuilding takes shape

Raising the roof at Shildon

SUCCEEDING 2-3

CARING 4-5

INSPIRING 6-7

FLYING SCOTSMAN 8-9

EXPLORING 10-11

IMPROVING 12-13

DELIVERING 14-15

THANKS 16

ACCOUNTS 16

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CONTENTS

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• Another strong visitorperformance. 740,217 peoplevisited the Museum during theyear, of whom nearly 40% werefrom the C2DE social segment– one of the highestpercentages in a nationalmuseum and, we believe, thehighest overall visitor figure forany museum outside London.

 • Several key awards.

In September, the Museumwon the coveted White RoseAward for 2003 YorkshireVisitor Attraction of the Year(over 100,000 visitors). This isthe third time in five years thatwe have won the region’s toptourist award. We also won

the 2003 York Evening PressAward for Best Tourism andLeisure Business of the Year,and York Tourism Bureau’sAward for MarketingCampaign of the Year.

• A new education venture.In September, we completedthe construction of theYorkshire Rail Academy, jointlyoperated by the NRM andYork College and providing aCentre of VocationalExcellence for rail engineering.The first students from YorkCollege started their coursesin September 2003 andintroductory sessions for railcompanies and local schools

were held at the end ofJanuary. Charles Clarke MP,the Secretary of State forEducation, undertook theofficial opening in May 2004.

• Progress at Shildon.Construction of the NRM’snew daughter Museum gotunder way in September 2003,marked by a ‘sod turning’ceremony attended by theRt Hon Derek Foster MP.The name ‘Locomotion: TheNational Railway Museum atShildon’ was adopted for thenew facility being developedin partnership with SedgefieldBorough Council.

Apart from Flying Scotsman, highlights have included:-HIGHLIGHTS This Review covers the National Railway Museum’s year to31 March 2004. Our aim for the year was to make steadyprogress against a background of careful planning for themajor projects due for completion in the rail 200th anniversaryyear of 2004. For ten months all went according to plan, butthe year ended with high drama as we sought, against strongcompetition and with a very tight timescale, to raise thefunds for the purchase of Flying Scotsman. In the event,massive public support and a grant from the NationalHeritage Memorial Fund ensured that the world’s mostfamous locomotive was able to join the National Collection.

SUCCEEDING

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Thomas and The Fat Controllerbring a new generation ofvisitors

Construction work underwayat Shildon

Flying Scotsman rolls into York

Hugh Bayley MP, JonathanMetcalfe, Operations Directorof GNER, and Andrew Scottcampaigning at York Station

An Explainer chats to ayoung visitor

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CARING

Never before has the NRM purchased alocomotive, let alone raised funding througha major public appeal. Yet the response tothe call to help save Flying Scotsman when itwas put onto the market in February 2004was quite remarkable, with over 6,000members of the public contributing. TheNational Heritage Memorial Fund, YorkshireForward and Sir Richard Branson all mademajor contributions and, as a result, our appealwas successful, bringing the world’s mostfamous locomotive into the NRM’s Collection. Flying Scotsman’s fame was assured whenit was seen and admired by millions at theWembley Exhibitions in 1924 and 1925.Its subsequent high profile activities includedthe first non-stop train from London toEdinburgh and the first properly authenticated100mph run in the UK. Not content withthis, it was the star of the eponymously namedFlying Scotsman, a thriller that was Britain’sfirst ‘talkie’ film. It was taken out of service in1963 and bought by Alan Pegler. As the firstprivately owned locomotive to operateregularly on British Rail, it launched amovement that has kept steam on Britain’smain lines to the present day. We aim to preserve Flying Scotsman as a fineexample of the most powerful locomotivedesigns of the 1920s, but we also intend tokeep the engine in running order, maintainingthe tradition that the engine has establishedin main line and private ownership for80 years. The challenge is great and the costs– which must be funded from outside ourcore budgets – are immense, but the firstseason of operation in the summer of 2004

has shown the immense public goodwillgenerated by ensuring that Flying Scotsmancontinues to demonstrate the best ofsteam travel. Another major acquisition has been themaster tapes of sound recordings made byPeter Handford who was one of Britain’sleading film sound recordists, involved in manyof the most famous films of the post-warera. When not on the set, he used his state-of-the-art stereo equipment to record thesteam railway in action. From the 1950s tothe 1970s, his superb recordings on his ArgoTransacord label were so popular that theywere to be found in every local record shopalongside Lonnie Donnegan and the Beatles.

 Peter has meticulously maintained andcatalogued his archive. His film material hasnow been transferred to our sisterMuseum, the National Museum ofPhotography, Film & Television. The railwayarchive consists of some 1,500 master tapesand more than 60 published recordings onvinyl disc, together with an associateddocument archive. They represent the

Replica Pen-y-darrenand crew perform forvisitors

ACQUISITIONS

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Prunella Scales meets Queen Victoria in her recently restored carriage

definitive sound record of a technology forwhich sound is a quintessential part and weare delighted that Peter has donated themto the NRM.

CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION

With the help of Heritage Lottery funds,the conservation of the London & NorthWestern Railway carriage built forQueen Victoria was completed in 2003.The carriage has been preserved since 1901and has been on constant public display sincethe early 1960s. The interior of the vehiclehad become very fragile and the silk drapeswere beginning to shred. A major project tostop further deterioration was undertakenby The Textile Conservation Partnership andconservation of the exterior work andpaintwork was carried out by Museumtechnicians. The display was re-launched inthe Museum’s Station Hall in the presenceof actress, Prunella Scales, famous for herrecent portrayal of Queen Victoria.

At the beginning of 2004, and after manyhours of work in the Museum Workshops,

the replica of Trevithick’s 1804 locomotive,Pen-y-darren, was successfully steamed at theMuseum in time to take a leading role in thesteam 200th anniversary celebrations. By the year end, the overhaul of GreatWestern Railway 4-4-0 locomotive No 3440,City of Truro, was essentially complete, enablingthe engine to participate in celebrations forthe 100th anniversary of the reputed firstever 100mph trip. The restoration of thelocomotive to steam was carried out in theMuseum Workshops, with the help of theFlour Mill team, and the support of ‘SteamRailway’ readers and a number of privatebenefactors.

Several vehicles were conserved prior totheir transfer to Locomotion. These includeda Great Western Railway motor car van of1935, a British Railways 27-ton iron oretippler, the very early Great Northern Railwayfour-wheel hand-crane of 1850 and theremarkable 48-wheel BR boiler wagon set,constructed to move atomic power stationcomponents in 1965.

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A strong programme of events ran during the year, butcost and the need to focus staff time on the new Museumat Shildon meant that we launched only one new specialexhibition in York.

‘Along Artistic Lines’ was a collaboration with the Guildof Railway Artists and formed part of the 2004 bicentenarycelebrations and was opened by David Shepherd, famedfor his wildlife and railway paintings. Beverley Cole andNRM Friends Member, Roy Wilson, produced a sumptuoussupporting publication. Our February half-term ‘Thomas’ event is now a Yorkshiretradition, but visitor numbers this year were affected bypoor weather. It nevertheless made a significant contributionto our trading performance. Our second ‘Big Draw’ event was highly commended by theCampaign for Drawing. 550 visitors made a drawing inspiredby their visit and posted or emailed it to a friend. The eventwas delivered nationwide at NMSI’s three Museums.

In November, Michael Aspel was joined at the NRM byCBBC presenter, Fearne Cotton, for a junior version of theBBC’s ‘Antiques Roadshow’, which was broadcast at Christmas.

A further 120 days of special events took place. Drama andgallery presentations form a major part of the experiencewe offer. Dramatic presentations by our resident theatre group,‘Platform 4’, took place on 100 days, whilst nearly 40% of visitorsjoined in presentations offered by our Explainer Team. 

OTHER EVENTS INCLUDED

Easter Activities, 12-27 April

How to Make a BR sandwich, 14-18 April

Chess Challenge, 3 May

May Day Bank Holiday Fun, 3-5 May

Half-term Fun and Activities, 24 May-1 June

Please Touch, an evening for visitors with special needs,24 June

National Children’s Art Day, 5-6 July

The 1948 Show, 7-13 July

Summer Fun and Activities, 19 July-31 August

National Poetry Day, 9 October

Family Learning Weekend, 11-12 October

Post Your Draws! 18-19 October

Half-term Fun and Activities, 25 October-2 November

Edwardian Christmas Festival, 29-30 November

Santa’s Grotto, 29-30 Nov, 6-7 and 13-23 December

Festive Brass, 6, 7, 13, 20, 21 December

Guild of Railway Artists’ Exhibition, 17 January-4 April

A Day Out with Thomas, 14-29 February

Cab It, 13-14 March

INSPIRING

Japan Day, marking the 2nd Anniversaryof the Bullet Train at the NRM

‘Bogie’ and friend at the 1948 Show

Pete Waterman helped us launch RoyalMail’s Rail 200 stamp set featuring theMuseum’s 1911-built ‘Robinson’ freightlocomotive

EDUCATION PROGRAMMES

At the Museum, we provided specialprogrammes for around 45,000 learnersunder sixteen in school and club groups.We went out to another 10,000 at eventsaway from York. 10,000 more joined in lessformal events for families. A particularsuccess is the Early Years programme forchildren up to the age of seven, whichincludes storytelling, a look at classdifferences on the Edwardian railway anddiscovering the delights of Victoriancostume.

During June and July, the team attended BBC‘Tomorrow's World Roadshow’ events inGlasgow, Birmingham and London. Thisscience roadshow is aimed at pupils betweeneleven and sixteen. The NRM’s bridge-building,streamlining and track-building interactiveswere enjoyed by almost 10,000 pupils. October 2003 saw the completion of theYorkshire Rail Academy (YRA). The YRA isa joint project between the NRM and YorkCollege and was funded by the Learning &Skills Council and Yorkshire Forward, withthe help of Network Rail. It provides spacefor new programmes of vocational andschool-age education and transforms ourcapabilities in both these areas.

We ran two more 'Track Wise' safety eventswith Arriva Trains Northern and PartnersAgainst Railway Crime. Over 500 childrenfrom inner-city schools and their teachersexperienced an exciting day out for childrenand an opportunity to join in both curriculum-based work and sessions on rail safety.

‘Get Crafty with your Dad’ provided anopportunity for dads to learn and have funtogether with their children.

During the six weeks, learners used the NRMas inspiration to create a large train friezefor display in the Interactive Learning Centre.While designing and making the frieze, dadslearnt something of the numeracy and designand technology work that their children willexperience at primary school.

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The Antiques Roadshow comes to the NRM

The guards are getting younger!

Image courtesy of the Yorkshire Evening PressFlying Scotsman was purchased by the NRM with huge support from the public

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In early February 2004 and with littlewarning, the world famous locomotiveFlying Scotsman was put up for sale by itsowners, Flying Scotsman plc. Unlike somemajor art galleries, the NRM has littleexperience in fundraising for acquisitions andthe following weeks were a new experiencefor all involved.

Wide public support for a bid to bringthe engine into the National Collection, afterpassing through the hands of a successionof private owners, was immediatelyforthcoming. Encouragement was alsoreceived from the National Heritage MemorialFund who quickly indicated that a bid for agrant would be welcomed, but it was veryclear that a successful public appeal wouldbe a crucial element.

The NRM’s Fundraising and PR teams roseto the occasion and shaped an appeal. ThePress, in particular the ‘Yorkshire Post’, the‘Sunday Express’, ‘Railway Magazine’ and‘Steam Railway’, together with local radio andregional television, spearheaded the appeal.In six weeks, a total of £3.2m was raised,nearly £3/4m from over 6,000 private donors(including a donation of some £365k fromSir Richard Branson). The hugely impressivepublic response encouraged the NationalHeritage Memorial Fund to become theprime funder with a grant of £1.8m. YorkshireForward provided a grant of £0.5m whichwe will be applying to the public interpretationof the locomotive.

FLYING SCOTSMAN

By the end of March, it was clear that ourbid had been successful and Flying Scotsmanjoined the National Collection. Our thanksare due to all who helped bring about thissuccess, from the schoolchild who contributedtheir 50p pocket money to the Trustees ofthe National Heritage Memorial Fund. Ourtask now is to respond to their support byensuring that what has proved itself to be anational icon is kept in the public eye.

Its addition to our fleet of locomotives willbring changes for the NRM. Whilst in thepast we have maintained some engines inrunning order for occasional operation,Flying Scotsman comes with the wish of thepublic that it be kept in running order andbe seen regularly on the main line. We aimto respect this wish by setting up an operating

programme for this and some of our otherlocomotives. We will seek to bring the engineup to first class condition for a programmeof operations each summer. Inevitably thiswill mean further fundraising because thecosts of main line operation are more thancan ever be collected from passenger faresand operations cannot be subsidised fromour year-on-year funding. Our aim, though,will be to keep Flying Scotsman running foras long as it can be kept in operation – aclassic reminder of the age of main line steam.

Flying Scotsman is greeted by the publicon its way to Scarborough

NRM Curator, Jim Rees, inspects Flying Scotsmanprior to purchaseIntending travellers greet Flying Scotsmanat York Station

Bill Andrew of West Coast Railway Companydriving Flying Scotsman

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EXPLORING

The Institute of Railway Studies & TransportHistory (IRS) forms the core of the NRM’spartnership with the University of York,providing a focus for academic study andresearch in the field of railway history. The Institute continues to attract high-qualitystudents, increasingly from overseas andnotably from the United States of America.With half a dozen PhD students and a furtherthree working for MAs by dissertation, thepostgraduate research school represents thelargest concentration of original scholarshipon the History of Transport, Traffic and Mobilityin the United Kingdom, and possibly theworld. Two students graduated with Master'sdegrees during the academic session.

Jill Murdoch became the first woman in thehistory of the IRS to be awarded a doctorate.Her thesis looked at the way in which Britain'srailways were represented in art during thenineteenth century.

Mike Esbester, a PhD student in the Institute,was awarded the John Scholes Prize, aninternational award for the best unpublishedessay in transport history written by a non-established scholar. Mike wrote about thehistory of railway policing in Britain. 

In April 2003, the IRS collaborated with theHistorical Model Railway Society, one of theleading groups for lay historians, in runninga one-day symposium, ‘The Railway Grouping1923-47: Responses to Change.’

The publication in October (2003) of‘Suburbanising the Masses: Public Transportand Urban Development in HistoricalDevelopment’ was well-received by theacademic community. The essays, drawnfrom a conference organised by the IRS,included several contributions from Institutestaff and were edited by Colin Divall, Headof the Institute.

During the year, proposals for a new GraduateCertificate in the History of Transport,Traffic and Mobility were approved by theUniversity of York. When the new programmerecruits in the coming academic session, itwill provide educational opportunities forstudents of road transport and inland andcoastal navigation as well as our long-standingconstituency of those interested chiefly inrailways and urban transport. In the meanwhilethe existing Certificate in Railway Studiescontinues to run, with three studentssuccessfully completing the programmeduring the year.

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We constantly strive to improve the qualityof the experiences and services we offer forusers. A particular emphasis during the yearwas to improve access for all our visitorsthrough a range of small-scale improvements. Tactile graphics were produced in partnershipwith York College to assist visually impairedvisitors use the Museum’s Sound Guide.Induction Loops were provided at theentrances and information points. The Thomasrunning line platform was adapted with thehelp of donated equipment from Serco, andwith the purchase of a portable ramp, hasallowed many more disabled visitors toexperience the thrill of a steam train ride. The model railway is a popular exhibit at theNRM and the addition of an access ramphas ensured that all our visitors can enjoythe display. 

The Friends of the National Railway Museumdonated funds allowing the purchase of twobattery-power kits to ease passage over thevast Museum site for visitors in wheelchairs.We have also provided more parking spacesfor the disabled, better signage (black texton a yellow background), dropped kerbs andthe introduction of an island on LeemanRoad to improve the safety of visitors usingthe overflow car park. Working with the access charity, Adapt, wecompiled a chapter on access improvementsat the NRM. This was included in the book‘Access for Disabled People to Arts Premises’,published in November 2003. With the emphasis on planning for the newShildon Museum, gallery changes at York havebeen few. The visitor experience of thenewly conserved Queen Victoria’s Saloon is

IMPROVING

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enhanced with a touch screen interactivewhich gives visitors the chance to explorethe history and conservation of the carriage.A new internal fibre optic lighting schemewas also installed to create a balance betweenease of view and conservation of the vehicle. With support from Royal Mail, ‘Moving Things– the Mail’ underwent a facelift and re-openedin March as ‘Mail by Rail.’ Many new imageshave been incorporated into the display,especially in the interactive area.

Significant improvements were made in ourcatering facilities. The ten-year-old restaurantkitchen and its basement were completelyrefitted in a £600k project funded by ourcatering partner, Milburns Restaurants Ltd.Extension of the basement facilities couldonly be achieved by taking over the curatorialsilver store. Milburns therefore funded

twelve new showcases for the Warehouseso that our wonderful collections of railwaysilverware could be put on permanent displayfor the first time – another step forward inour aim to give straightforward public accessto all our Collections. Milburns also funded the transformation ofthe temporary catering facility in the GreatHall into the new, permanent Signal BoxCafé. The new café has seen takings risesignificantly with no negative impact on theBrief Encounter Restaurant.

New signage is flying the flag for the NRM

Working Rocket replica at the NRM

Visitors enjoying the miniature railway

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participated in the public show. The result isthe Modern Rail Arena at RailFest, to includea Pendolino, Eurostar, a new Mallard coachand other modern rolling stock. Discussionswere also finalised to display, within the GreatHall, a full size model of the new TranspennineExpress train yet to be built in Germany.

 The NRM’s ‘Moving Stories’ creative writingwebsite was awarded a grant of £28k fromthe Arts Council for England. Part of thisfunding was used to appoint a ‘Writer inResidence’ for the site and commission otherpieces from new writers.

Network Rail were the main sponsors ofthe NRM Annual Dinner in November, joinedby Arriva Trains Northern, ‘Rail News’ andPorterbrook Leasing Ltd. The theme of theevening was the 2004 rail bicentenary.

VOLUNTARY HELP More than 300 volunteers continue to makea very real contribution to NRM services.Volunteers work across the organisation –in conservation, in visitor-facing activities andelsewhere. A survey of volunteers revealeda high level of satisfaction in their experience

and visitors, too, appreciate the differencethey make. Overall the profile of volunteerscontinues to change with an increase in theinvolvement of younger volunteers both inregular volunteering and in time-limitedprojects and placements. We worked to improve the recognition givento volunteers for their efforts. Long serviceawards have been introduced and anewsletter is now incorporated in the ‘NRMReview’, the excellent quarterly magazinewhich continues to grow with more colourpages, produced by the Friends of the NRM.  TRADING Trading activities had a good year. With theadvent of free entry, the bulk of visitor-relatedincome comes from retailing and catering.Both saw strong growth with retail profitsincreasing by 0.6% compared with theprevious year.

The Museum Shop has undergone acomplete refit creating a brighter, moreaccessible environment, reflected in increasedsales. A new venture was the opening of theMuseum’s first retail outlet in York’s St Helen’sSquare. This has yet to realise its full potentialbut we have high hopes.

Both conferencing and corporateentertainment had an excellent year withprofits at record levels, as utilisation of ourfacilities grows to new heights.

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DELIVERING

We seek to maximise the services that theNational Railway Museum can offer bybringing in resources beyond the Museum’sGrant-in-Aid from the Department forCulture, Media and Sport. 2003-04 was aparticularly successful year with expenditureon externally funded projects totalling some£10m. Construction of ‘Locomotion: The NRM atShildon’ was in full swing at the year-end withopening expected to take place in September2004. No less than fourteen differentorganisations had played significant roles inthe funding of the project. The HeritageLottery Fund contributed some £5m whilsta number of regional agencies, includingOne North East and the European RegionalDevelopment Fund, have provided the bulkof the capital. Network Rail provided the sitefree of charge and they and Jarvis helpedwith the cost of the main line connection.The Northern Rock Foundation and theEnergy Saving Trust funded a Photovoltaicenergy-generating roof and a rainwatercollection system to make the building assustainable as possible. Alongside the construction works, a £50,000Your Heritage grant from the Heritage LotteryFund enabled local people to contribute toLocomotion’s displays via a community archiveproject. ‘Time Tracks’ engages schoolchildrento capture local people’s memories of theirlives in Shildon as the basis for displays in thenew Museum. Funding from YorkshireForward, channelled through the Learningand Skills Council, and a generous peppercornlease from Network Rail, allowed the creationof the Yorkshire Rail Academy in conjunctionwith York College. 

The restoration of the Great Western Railwaylocomotive, City of Truro, was nearly completedduring the year by NRM Workshop staff andoutside contractors, funded by privatesponsors and by the readers of ‘SteamRailway’ magazine. The work was completedin time for the engine to run again over theroute to Exeter on which it was reputed tohave been the first locomotive to reach100mph. This run in May 2004 celebratedthe centenary of the event. Plans were also put in place for the eventualrestoration of the locomotive Oliver Cromwell,which hauled British Railways’ last steam trainin 1968. A consortium of volunteer groups,assisted again by funding raised by ‘SteamRailway’ readers, will work with the Museumto see the engine returned to running order.

Partners from across the industry joined inthe planning for ‘RailFest’, the 2004 railbicentenary celebrations. Industry sourceshelped with both the funding and the physicalimprovement of the site for the nine-dayevent in May and June 2004. They have also

PARTNERSHIPS 

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ACCOUNTS

1. These figures are extracted from the consolidated accounts of the National Museum of Science &Industry (including NMSI Trading Ltd) and are presented for illustrative purposes only. They have notbeen subject to audit.

2. Capital and Project expenditure is excluded from this analysis.

3. The figures exclude costs of services, support and administration expenses incurred and providedcentrally by the National Museum of Science & Industry to the National Railway Museum.

4. Audited accounts for the National Museum of Science & Industry, of which the National Railway Museumis a part, are available on the NMSI web site, http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/

NOTES:

NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUM FINANCIAL REVIEWINCOME AND EXPENDITURE £k

2002 – 03 2003 – 04

Visitor Numbers

Operating ExpenditureEngineering CollectionsPublic ServicesLibrary and ArchivesResource ManagementResearch and Scholarship

TOTAL

726,851

£k529

2,012333

1,58857

4,519

740,217

£k544

1,834329

1,71362

4,481

Trading IncomeRetail and WholesaleCateringCorporate EventsOther IncomeLess Trading Expenditure

NET TRADING CONTRIBUTION

886167334596

(1,257)

726

896151326597

(1,269)

701

THANKS

TRUSTEES OF THE SCIENCEMUSEUM AT 31 MARCH 2004The Rt Hon Lord Waldegrave ofNorth Hill (Chairman)Sir Ron U CookeProfessor Ann Dowling CBEMr Greg DykeDr Anne GrocockDr Douglas GurrMr Richard HaythornthwaiteMr David E Rayner CBEProfessor Sir Martin ReesDr Maggie Semple OBEDr Simon Singh MBEMr Martin G SmithProfessor Rod SmithProfessor Kathy SykesSir William WellsMr Michael G Wilson NATIONAL RAILWAY MUSEUMADVISORY BOARDMr David E Rayner CBE (Chairman)Mr David AtkinsonSir Ron U CookeMr Christopher GarnettMr Brian GreenwoodMr Simon LinnettMr Frank PatersonProfessor Rod Smith

LOCOMOTION MANAGEMENTBOARDProfessor Rod Smith (Chair)Councillor Kester NobleCouncillor John RobinsonMr Philip BallMr Andrew ScottMrs Janice Murray FRIENDS OF THE NATIONALRAILWAY MUSEUM (FNRM)During the year the Friends wereinvolved in a number of initiativesin support of the Museum; the staffand volunteers in the office gavemuch time and effort to theSave our Scotsman appeal and arealso acting as bankers for theOliver Cromwell appeal.An inaugural meeting to set up aNorth East Branch was held in Mayand hopes to emulate the successesof the South of England Group.In September a ‘Bring a Friend Day’attracted a number of newmembers. The associated EnterprisesCompany published several newbooks and extended theirprogramme of rail tours in thiscountry and abroad.

NRM CORPORATEPARTNERSHIP PROGRAMMEIn a challenging year, members ofthe Corporate PartnershipProgramme have demonstrated theirsupport for the National RailwayMuseum through their unstintingsupport for RailFest and theFlying Scotsman Appeal.

Through the preparation for RailFest,three new members werewelcomed into the partnershipincluding close neighbours Jarvis Rail

who, together with Network Rail,provided additional land for RailFest.First Keolis TransPennine Expressprovided the missing link in theMuseum’s story of the Past, Presentand Future of rail by joining theCorporate Partnership Programmefor two years in a deal that broughta display of their new Desiro trainsinto the heart of the Great Hall. The Corporate PartnershipProgramme continues to provideessential funding for the Museum’skey programmes with membershiprevenues well over £100,000. Thedoors are open to welcome newmembers. For more informationplease contact Sacha Draper01904 685721.

NRM SPONSORS ANDDONORS 1 APRIL 2003 –31 MARCH 2004Bachmann Europe PlcYorkshire Evening PressYorkshire PostAngel Trains LtdArts & Business New PartnersATOCCanonCrossrailGB RailFreightJapan AirlinesMidland MainlineMoveright International LtdNational Express GroupPorterbrook Leasing Company LtdStrategic Rail AuthorityThe Railway ForumVirgin Rail Group NRM CORPORATE PARTNERSAT 31 MARCH 2004

Patrons:Network RailBritish TelecommunicationsEnglish Welsh & Scottish RailwayWest Japan Railway CompanyCentral Japan Railway CompanyEurostarThe readers of Steam RailwaymagazinePorterbrook Leasing Benefactors:Corus Rail ConsultancyWabtec Rail LtdHornbyAtkins RailRailnews Members:GNERSaville Audio VisualWilliam Cook Cast ProductsArriva Trains Northern Associates:Restaurant AssociatesDulay Seymour Creative AssociatesNick Derbyshire ArchitectsHoneywell Control SystemsSimons Construction LtdBBC North Yorkshire

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2004, the year of anniversaries, is set to beone of the most eventful in the history ofthe National Railway Museum.

In May, City of Truro begins a programme ofpublic operations all over England by retracingits steps of May 1904 when it became thefirst locomotive in the UK to reach 100mph.

Celebrations for the 200th anniversaryof the steam powered railway culminatein the nine-day RailFest event at the NRMfrom 29 May to 6 June. We plan to attractmore than 50,000 visitors to what will bethe largest coming together of modern andhistoric railway equipment in the UK formany years.

In September, Locomotion, the NRM’s newbranch Museum at Shildon in County Durhamwill open, creating a new regional attractionwhilst ensuring that, for the first time, ourrail vehicle collections will all be housedunder cover.

We intend to operate our new acquisition,Flying Scotsman, for the summer season and,in the light of the experience we gain, plana maintenance and overhaul programmesuch that the engine can become a regularand reliable performer in the years ahead.

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