Stay on the right side of the tracks
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Some 70% of visitors to the National Railway Museum, York, UK, both adult and children, are male. The museum's exhibits tell the story of the railways from the Rocket to Eurostar. The Great Hall is a brick shed, which was a parcels depot until the railway industry lost out to lorries. Twice a day a turntable is operated by two women, showing how engines were turned round when they reached their destination. Adults appear very nostalgic at the museum, because the railways have been torn apart since the 1960s.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1996
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Waterloo's Greatest Hits
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The Waterloo area of London, England, is surrounded by the River Thames, and therefore has very attractive river views. There is extensive building work around Waterloo station, which can deter visitors, but it is worth persevering and taking time to view the area's attractive buildings. Tourist venues include the Aquarium, the Museum of the Moving Image and the Florence Nightingale museum at St Thomas's Hospital. It is also worth viewing the sunset from Waterloo bridge.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1997
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