Re-live the glorious days of the steam railway at Stephenson Steam Railway in North Shields. George and Robert Stephenson spent 20 years in North Tyneside developing their pioneering ideas which helped spread railways and locomotives around the world. Today the Museum celebrates their achievement. A range of fascinating locomotives are on display including George Stephenson's 'Billy', a forerunner of the world-famous Rocket and the third oldest surviving steam locomotive in the world. The Museum is home to:
The early locomotive 'Billy' - built in Newcastle around 1816 and used for hauling coal. Steam and diesel locomotives used on Tyneside and elsewhere from as early as the 1880s. An electrically-powered parcels van of 1904 from the pioneering Tyneside suburban electric railway system. An electric locomotive - built in 1909 for use on a colliery line. A fleet of passenger coaches from the 1950s.
The Museum is open on selected days and school holidays 11am - 4pm with heritage rides on selected Thursdays, Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays throughout the year. Free entry, charge for heritage rides.
