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Top 25 Railway museums worldwide

Name: Railway museums worldwide
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 204 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 204 railway museums worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 1,537 professional contacts across them, including 334 with verified work emails and 0 with mobile numbers. The United Kingdom is the largest market and Doncaster the largest hub.

This list covers railway museums worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 17, 2026. Country and city lists for railway museums follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

204Companies

1,537Contacts tracked

334Verified emails

0Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest railway museums worldwide

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 204 railway museums worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to railway museums: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	National Railway Museum	Strong evidence	York, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	102 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Home to iconic locomotives and an unrivalled collection of engineering firsts, the museum celebrates the past, present and future of innovation on the railways.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2	Science And Industry Museum	Partial evidence	Manchester, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	99 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Science and Industry Museum in Manchester is devoted to inspiring our visitors through ideas that change the world, from the Industrial Revolution to today and beyond.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	Great Central Railway	Partial evidence	Loughborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	92 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Winners of Leicestershire's Best Day Out 2025 and voted number 12 on the list of the 50 greatest railway journeys in the world, the Great Central Railway (GCR) is the UK's only…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	B&o Railroad Museum	Partial evidence	Baltimore, MD, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	60 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The B&O Railroad Museum is known as the birthplace of American railroading, and for good reason.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	Partial evidence	Pickering, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	56 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Discover the North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) Step aboard one of the world’s greatest heritage railways and journey through the heart of the stunning North York Moors National…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	Bluebell Railway PLC	Partial evidence	Uckfield, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Bluebell Railway is a heritage railway and tourist attraction in Sussex.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	The Watercress Line	Indirect evidence	New Alresford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Whether you are taking a trip down memory lane or creating new ones, it’s the perfect way to unwind and experience the nostalgic sights, sounds and smells of steam travel from a…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	The Kent And East Sussex Railway Company Limited	Partial evidence	Tenterden, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	24 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Kent & East Sussex Railway was the first to be authorised under the Light Railways Act of 1896.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum	Partial evidence	Chattanooga, TN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	21 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The mission of the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum (TVRM) is to collect for preservation, operation, interpretation, and display railroad artifacts in an authentic setting to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	Keighley And Worth Valley Railway	Partial evidence	Keighley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway is a preserved heritage railway based in Haworth, West Yorkshire.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	Illinois Railway Museum	Strong evidence	Union, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	20 contacts →
	Strong evidence “The largest railway museum in the country with over 450 pieces of equipment on the roster.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	Northwest Railway Museum	Strong evidence	Snoqualmie, WA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	17 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Northwest Railway Museum is a company based out of 38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie, Washington, United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	London Museum Of Water & Steam	Partial evidence	Brentford, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “London Museum of Water and Steam is an independent museum founded in 1975 as the Kew Bridge Steam Museum.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	Amberley Museum	Partial evidence	Arundel, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “With 41 acres to explore and over 40 exhibits to visit, there is so much to discover, learn and have fun at Amberley Museum.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	South Devon Railway Trust	Partial evidence	Buckfastleigh, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The South Devon Railway Trust is a registered charity operating the heritage steam railway between Buckfastleigh and Totnes in Devon along the stunning valley of the River Dart.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	National Railroad Museum	Partial evidence	Green Bay, WI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	15 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Since 1956, the National Railroad Museum has been enriching lives of others by offering the American railroad experience through engaging exhibits, programs, and special events.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	Isle Of Wight Steam Railway	Partial evidence	Havenstreet, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Heritage Steam Railway and Educational Charity dedicated to preserving the history of railways on the Isle of Wight.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	Dennison Railroad Depot Museum, National Historic Landmark	Partial evidence	Dennison, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Dennison Railroad Depot Museum, designated a National Historic Landmark in 2011, is the best example of a building still reflecting its WWII Canteen Heritage.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	Snowdon Mountain Railway Rheilffordd YR Wyddfa	Partial evidence	Caernarfon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Snowdon Mountain Railway (SMR) consists of a diverse range of railway assets from the rack & pinion, signalling, lineside buildings through to viaducts, cuttings and passing loops…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	Bure Valley Railway	Partial evidence	Aylsham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	12 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Bure Valley Railway is a narrow gauge (15 inch) steam railway operating between Aylsham and Wroxham in North Norfolk, England.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	Churnet Valley Railway 1992 PLC	Partial evidence	Stoke-on-trent, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Churnet Valley Railway offers a nostalgic steam train ride through Staffordshire's hidden valley, and into the Staffordshire Moorlands on the outskirts of the Peak District.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	Nene Valley Railway Limited	Partial evidence	Peterborough, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “NENE VALLEY RAILWAY LIMITED is a Heritage Railway and registered charity based out of Wansford Station Stibbington, Peterborough, Lincs, United Kingdom.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	Northern Central Railway Of York	Partial evidence	New Freedom, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	11 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Northern Central Railway is an excursion railroad that makes time travel possible!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	Dundee Museum Of Transport	Partial evidence	Dundee, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Dundee Museum of Transport tells the stories of local transport pioneers and innovators, as well as displaying vehicles from local and national collections.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	Colorado Model Railroad Museum	Partial evidence	Greeley, CO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “COLORADO MODEL RAILROAD MUSEUM is a museums and institutions company based out of 680 10th St, Greeley, Colorado, United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: railway museums. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names railway museums.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of railway museums, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name railway museums. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Railway museums worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

21.7%Verified-email coverage

7.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

2.0%Largest-city concentration · Doncaster

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among railway museums, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage: 2 countries, largest first: the United Kingdom, the United States. Country and city lists for railway museums are linked below.
What qualifies: Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “railway museums”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names railway museums), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among railway museums, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 334 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Railway museums by location

2 lists · largest first

Every Railway museums list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names railway museums, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many railway museums are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 204 railway museums worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

National Railway Museum, headquartered in York, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most railway museums?

The United Kingdom leads with 111 companies, followed by the United States (93). Every railway museums list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most railway museums?

Doncaster leads with 4 headquartered companies, followed by Baltimore (3) and Skipton (3).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 334 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 204 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 17, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.