Railfest at NRM, York

Friday 8th June 2012

Todays main event was going to Railfest at the National Railway Museum in York.

Lots to see here and below are a number of photos of the exhibits there. It was raining a lot of the time so some photos are not that good.

mini Voyager

mobile advert for Railfest

bar selling Caledonian - Flying Scotsman

Mark inspects the shoegear of a Javelin

list of exhibits

a flashbutt rail welder

KOYLI

Prototype HST power car

Production HST power car

Cheltenham

A few photos taken inside the main museum

The Warehouse

And back outside for Railfest

Flying Scotsman

Then a couple of beers in York. First stop Brigantes for a half of each of Copthorne Gold and Elgoods Hound of the Basketballs.

 Brigantes

 Next pub was going to be The Maltings but as it was closed for a few days for refurbishment I went to my final pub for York, The recently opened York Tap on the station itself. 20 handpumps are available for real ale here and I settled for a pint of Sunny Republic - Huna Red

20 handpumps, 10 each side

And back to Leeds. Just outside the station is the Brewery Tap owned by Leeds Brewery. Here I had a half of Acorn - Newport IPA

Leeds Brewery Tap

Leeds Brewery

The next stop was the delightful Grove. A 4 roomed gem of a pub stood defiantly in an area of redvelopment.
Halves of Elland - Yorkshire Lager and Ridgeside Cascade were drunk here.

Grove

Keep building around the pub

The Midnight Bell for a half of Castle Rock - House Sparrow.

Midnight Bell

And almost next door to the Cross Keys for a half of Kirkstall - North Test Brew Prototype 4.

Cross Keys

Then back towards the city centre.

Looking towards Leeds city centre

To the Hop pub via the arches beneath Leeds station.

Underneath the arches

At the Hop I had a half of each of Salamander - Clean & Jerk and Fernandes - Rum For Cover

The Hop

Next stop was the Town Hall Tavern for a pint of Timothy Taylor - Golden Best and some food.

Town Hall Tavern

how my portion of chips was served

And the final stop of the day was the Fox & Newt. A numer of halves drunk here. Burley Street Brewhouse - The Brickyard, SPA Francochamps, Laguna Seca, IPA, Salamander - Tillerman.

Home of the Burley Street Brewhouse

4 beers brewed on the premises