Locomotion Shildon

  • National Railway Museum & Locomotion announce return

    National Railway Museum & Locomotion announce return

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    The National Railway Museum in York and Locomotion in Shildon, County Durham have announced plans to reopen to the public this summer.

  • ‘G5’ construction making steady progress in Shildon

    ‘G5’ construction making steady progress in Shildon

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    THE day when a North Eastern Railway Worsdell ‘O’ class 0-4-4T (LNER ‘G5’) steams again in the North East of England is edging closer as the Class G5 Locomotive Company (G5LC) continues to make progress on a new-build re-creation of No. 1759 at its Shildon base. Much of the recent work has focused on the manufacture,…

  • GB Railfreight celebrates 15 years of Locomotion

    GB Railfreight celebrates 15 years of Locomotion

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    GB Railfreight Class 66 No. 66788 was named Locomotion on September 21 as part of the celebrations to mark a decade and a half since the National Railway Museum opened its outstation in Shildon, County Durham. Bob Tiller, GBRf engineering director, said: “The work Locomotion does to showcase the history of the railways is an inspiration,…

  • National Railway Museum to uncover truth about the ‘Hetton Lyon’

    National Railway Museum to uncover truth about the ‘Hetton Lyon’

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    The National Railway Museum has begun an investigation into the true origins of the Hetton Colliery loco Lyon of 1855.

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