National Railway Museum

National rail transport museum in York, England, United Kingdom
Organization railway_museum Q579958
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National Railway Museum

Summary

National Railway Museum is a railway museum[1]. It ranks in the top 0.89% of railway_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month, #1 of 112).[2]

Key Facts

  • National Railway Museum was a member of International Association of Transport and Communications Museums[3].
  • National Railway Museum is located in City of York[4].
  • National Railway Museum is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • National Railway Museum's instance of is recorded as railway museum[6].
  • National Railway Museum's instance of is recorded as national museum[7].
  • National Railway Museum's instance of is recorded as museum[8].
  • National Railway Museum's postal code is recorded as YO26 4XJ[9].
  • National Railway Museum is part of Science Museum Group[10].
  • National Railway Museum's Commons category is recorded as National Railway Museum, York[11].
  • National Railway Museum's archives at is recorded as National Railway Museum Archive[12].
  • National Railway Museum comprises National Railway Museum Archive[13].
  • January 1, 1975 marks the founding of National Railway Museum[14].
  • National Railway Museum's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.9598, 'lon': -1.09771}[15].
  • National Railway Museum's parent organization or unit is recorded as Science Museum Group[16].
  • National Railway Museum's official website is recorded as https://www.railwaymuseum.org.uk/[17].
  • National Railway Museum's email address is recorded as mailto:[email protected][18].
  • National Railway Museum's visitors per year is recorded as {'amount': '+807591'}[19].
  • National Railway Museum's phone number is recorded as +44-330-0580058[20].
  • National Railway Museum's Commons Institution page is recorded as National Railway Museum[21].
  • National Railway Museum's date of official opening is recorded as 1975[22].
  • National Railway Museum's owner of is recorded as LNER Class A3 4472 “Flying Scotsman”[23].
  • National Railway Museum's Wi-Fi access is recorded as yes[24].
  • National Railway Museum's activity policy in this place is recorded as photos allowed[25].
  • National Railway Museum's activity policy in this place is recorded as no animals[26].
  • National Railway Museum's street address is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Leeman Road, York, YO26 4XJ'}[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1975 marks the founding of National Railway Museum[14].

Identity

National Railway Museum is part of Science Museum Group[10].

Operations

National Railway Museum's parent organization or unit is recorded as Science Museum Group[16].

Why It Matters

National Railway Museum ranks in the top 0.89% of railway_museum entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (270 views/month, #1 of 112).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [3] . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] . railwaymuseum.org.uk. railwaymuseum.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . railwaymuseum.org.uk. railwaymuseum.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . railwaymuseum.org.uk. railwaymuseum.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . railwaymuseum.org.uk. railwaymuseum.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . railwaymuseum.org.uk. railwaymuseum.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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