News

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Locomotion museum

Science Museum Group and Darlington Borough Council agree future plans for Locomotion No.1

Friday 05 March 2021 Historic engine will move to Shildon, with future loan periods to Head of Steam including the first half of 2025.

Aerial sketch showing Building Two

Architects Appointed for Locomotion’s New Building

Thursday 17 December 2020 Second collection building will create the largest display of rail vehicles in the UK.

Talk at the National Science and Media Museum

Science Museum Group announces major focus on sustainability for 2021

Thursday 10 December 2020 New event series Climate Talks to launch in January and run until the start of COP26 in November, featuring an international line-up of speakers.

Royal Livingstone Express

Two Countries, Two Trains, Five Schools

Wednesday 02 December 2020 Charity event links schools in Zambia and the North East.

Gaunless bridge

World’s first iron railway bridge headed for Locomotion in Shildon

Tuesday 28 July 2020 The Gaunless Bridge, designed by George Stephenson, formed part of the Stockton & Darlington Railway.

A loco is cleaned in the collection building

Return of the railway museums

Tuesday 14 July 2020 Museums gear up for reopening after lengthy lockdown.

Steam engine

Myth of the Hetton engine solved

Wednesday 08 July 2020 Investigation reveals how tall tales from the turn of the century saved a steam engine from the scrapheap.

A Quiet Afternoon in the Cloud Cuckoo Valley

Rowland Emett’s last mechanical sculpture saved for the nation

Thursday 30 January 2020 Fantasy railway sculpture begins national tour at Locomotion in Shildon.

Locomotion entrance

£4.5m development for Locomotion in Shildon

Thursday 23 January 2020 Ambitious plans for the future of Locomotion in Shildon have been announced, celebrating Shildon’s railway heritage ahead of the Stockton and Darlington Railway’s bicentenary in 2025.

A yellow and blue Pacer train on a frosty railway line

National Railway Museum Welcomes 'Pacer' Diesel to Collection

Monday 30 December 2019 Pacer No. 142001 will join the museum’s collection as an example of recent railway history.

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