THE National Railway Museum (NRM) celebrated a landmark day in its 26-year history yesterday - and shouted the news from the rooftops.
The Loyal Company of Town Criers gathered in York to proclaim that the attraction, voted European Museum of the Year, was to scrap all admission charges.
Fourteen members of the Loyal Company travelled from across the country to join York's own bellman, John Redpath, to shout the "free for all" message across the city.
The introduction of free admission at the NRM - starting on December 1 - is the final phase of a three-year Government initiative to allow free access to national flagship collections.
Admission fees were first introduced at the NRM in 1987, but extra funding from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has now enabled all entry charges to be scrapped.
Head of the NRM Andrew Scott said: "The abolition of charges represents a major landmark in the our history and concludes an incredible year that has seen the opening of two major exhibitions and a string of awards.
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