A RAILWAY museum has welcomed its two millionth visitor today (October 11) after 11 years. Locomotion Railway Museum, in Shildon, first opened its doors in 2004. And the Chambers family, from Seaton ...

While some Geordies may not even know about the treasure on their doorstep, a small North East museum with big ambitions is on track to raise its profile still further this year as part of a very ...

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A Grade II listed statue of railway pioneer Robert Stephenson is to go on show at a museum. The bronze 8ft 10in (2.7m) statue of the Northumberland-born engineer will be unveiled at the Locomotion ...

The historic British train journey that laid the foundations for much of the modern age is being celebrated Saturday on the 200th anniversary. On Sept. 27, 1825, the first steam powered railway engine ...

Read on to find out about the UK’s last cinema carriage, which has recently been restored ONE tiny town in the middle of the countryside changed travel in the UK and around the globe forever. Shildon ...

Shildon, in County Durham, has been named Britain ’s most affordable town for working families to buy a home in 2025. A study by Zoopla revealed that median property values there equate to just over a ...

Work is due to begin on Monday on a new £10m tourist attraction for County Durham. The Shildon Railway Village will be an outpost of the York-based National Railway Museum. It will house up to 60 ...