Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon

Locomotion is an £11 million project, funded through a variety of sources*, and is a joint venture between Sedgefield Borough Council and the National Railway Museum at York.  The development combines the refurbished buildings of the former Timothy Hackworth Museum and also bring back into use two further buildings of historical importance in Shildon's railway heritage.

The museum’s facilities also include a brand new collections centre (opened September 2004) which contains seven tracks and is capable of housing up to seventy vehicles.  This exciting visitor attraction has been granted National status, therefore, has secured a free entry policy for at least three years from the museum’s opening in September 2004.