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Our range of hands-on activities ignited young imaginations as we explored the world-changing story of the birth of the railways.
All our activities were available daily during the Easter period.
Birth of the Railways and Track Building Demonstration
Time: 11.00 and 14.00
Cost: Free
Age: All Ages
Join us for a talk revealing how George Stephenson built the Stockton and Darlington Railway, and the significance of the museum's historically important Shildon location. Then become an expert in how train tracks are built with a special demonstration.
Build Your Own Railway
Time: 11.00–15.00
Cost: Free—1 per family
Age: 7+
Work with your family to build your own track and trolley to take home. Encourage your young engineers to think creatively as they build a card trolley with axles and wheels which will run along a track of made of lollipop-stick sleepers and paper straw rails.
Build Your Own Train
Time: 11.00–15.00
Cost: Free
Age: All Ages
Our youngest visitors can get hands on with this creative colouring activity. Colour in your own engine, carriage and cart, then cut out and stick together to form a train.
