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NRM upgrade moves towards final blueprint

DETAILS of the National Railway Museum’s planned £50 million refurbishment and expansion have emerged.

The York museum is busy fine-tuning a seven-year masterplan aimed at reinforcing its place as one of Britain’s leading tourist attractions.

The blueprint is based around closing and diverting Leeman Road, which currently divides the museum in two, leaving both sides linked by an underpass. A new museum building will be constructed on the site of the road.

The museum’s expansion has

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