Paper-folding enthusiasts gathered at the National Railway Museum in York to create a train of 1, 550 wagons, headed by a paper model of Stephenson's Rocket.

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The museum's mission is to display contemporary art, so if you're looking for Monet, you'd better take the E train back into Manhattan and head to MoMA's main museum.

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Even more geriatric than the train is the wood-framed building that houses the Hastings Mill Store Museum, located across the city in the neighbourhood of Point Grey.

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Bob Gwynne, associate curator of rail vehicles at the National Railway Museum in York - where the engine 'Flying Scotsman' is being restored - said the famous train came about because of one forgotten man.

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