Locomotion Museum, Shildon with Mainsgill Farm Shop
Locomotion Museum, Shildon & Mainsgill Farm Shop/Gift Hall
Treat your loved ones for a day out at the Locomotion Museum in Shildon, County Durham. This fantastic day out is for all you railway and steam train enthusiasts and for anyone wishing to have a post-Valentines day treat for their loved one. We have combined this day with a stop at Mainsgill Farm Shop and Cafe on the A66.
The main hall includes train rides for visitors plus locomotion rocket shop cafe and play area for children. Get up close and personal with the very first steam locomotive to pull a passenger train on a public railway. Ever wondered how a train used to get across the sea? The Night Ferry Sleeper Car is your answer. Come face-to-face with the original Rocket, the single most important locomotive in history. Visit the Rotal Saloon. You don’t need to visit Buckingham Palace to see where royalty slept and bathed. Queen Alexandra’s Royal Saloon was a palace on wheels. Black Five No 5000 shows a driver’s eye view from this huge steam locomotive and imagine what life was like on the footplate.
Discover the story behind the bright blue behemoth of the railways and how it moved Great Britain on from the humble steam locomotive. 2-HAP. This train moved lots of people and made lots of money. The 2-HAP did this successfully for decades. Go around the bend with the train that gave birth to high speed rail travel all over the world.
Come and visit the New Hall and Wider Site that has just opened to the public. North Eastern Railway No 1. Dive in to the horrible circumstances that led to the development of one of Great Britain’s earliest electric locomotives. The main hall visitor entrance Gaunless bridge was designed by renowned railway pioneer George Stephenson, Gaunless Bridge was the very first railway bridge to use an iron truss. Built in 1823 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Whats included
Luxury Escorted Coach Travel with experienced drivers and tour manager
Extra legroom and comfortable seats
USB charging points
Free WiFi
Free local pick-up points
Entry into the Locomotion Museum
Mainsgill Farm Shop and Cafe
