Press Launch for the Forsythe Collection at National Railway Museum York

Myself and Fiona spent the 16th June 2009 with Tim Procter Archivist at the NRM, other members of his staff and Mr Graham Cornish museum volunteer undertaking a press call. Three newspapers, a radio station and the museum photographer was the score. Here are some links (added to as they came in):

http://www.culture24.org.uk/history/art69587
http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2009/06/19/brochure-set-couple-on-collection-track-61634-23919487/

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/All-change-at-York-museum.5372345.jp
http://www.thepress.co.uk/news/4441985.National_Railway_Museum_receives_collection_of_transport_memorabilia/ http://www.teletext.co.uk/regionalnews/yorkshire/4e6e5bc9abfc18d275d9c4c91e4b008c/Museum+gets+new+collection.aspx
http://www.huttoncranswicktoday.co.uk/latest-york-and-humberside-news/New-transport-collection-at-museum.5370771.jp

http://www.mremag.com/ (for Monday 22nd June 2009)

http://91.186.0.3/~keepingt/rm/200/RMAN_200.pdf page 11

http://www.hexham-courant.co.uk/tynedale_life_2_2961/features/national_museum_to_house_forsythes_saga_of_railways_1_574401?referrerPath=home/search_results_page_2_3307

An on line interview and profile conducted last year can be found at:

http://ephemera.typepad.com/ephemera/2008/09/the-forsythe-co.html

And thanks to the helpfulness of Mr Michael Cowling of The Yorkshire Post I can add the lower heading photo with both myself and Fiona with the collection in the secure store.

It was very nice to be photographed in front of the prototype HST. The collection is rich in material about this train and its production siblings and the top photo should make the point. This one was on our camera this time.