Railway Association - North Tyneside Steam

**Stephenson Railway Museum in North Tyneside is open from March to November 2013 (also Santa specials operate in December - see 'special events')**

From 30th, March 2013, the Museum will be open from 11am to 4pm on weekends and Bank Holiday Mondays, as well as during the school holidays. It will also be open on Good Friday, 29th Mach, 2013. Visitors will be able to see the fascinating collection of steam, electric and diesel locomotives, including George Stephenson’s ‘Billy’, a forerunner of the world-famous ‘Rocket’.

There will also be passenger train rides available on Sundays and most Bank Holidays from the 31st March, hauled by a Pecket 0- 6- 0 steam engine (as photo above) or heritage 08 or 03 diesel when the steam engine is undergoing routine maintenance. Such rides are also available on Good Friday, 29th Mach, 2013.

Santa Specials will be steam hauled by the Peckett locomotive during weekends in December (bookings taken from September).

Geoff Woodward, manager of North Tyneside Museums, says:

“Entry to the Museum is free and it is a great place to visit and find out about the history of train travel.”

Stephenson Railway Museum is managed by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums on behalf of North Tyneside Council.

For more information call (0191) 200 7146.

To learn more about the railway and the work of the volunteers who operate the service please click on the topics below:

Location	Association History	Committee
Line History	Membership	Magazine
Museum	Stocklist	Timetable
Tea Room	Constitution	Special Events



	Links to Complementary Sites:

Bowes Railway	UK & Ireland Heritage Railways	Aln Valley Railway Society	North Yorks Moors Railway	South Tynedale Railway	Tanfield Railway	Northumberland Tourism Guide
North Tyneside Council			Other Railways (Bubl-Link)	Tyne-Wear Archives & Museums
Monkwearmouth Station Museum			S.E.N.R.U.G.	Weardale Railway

**Stephenson Railway Museum in North Tyneside is open from March to November 2013 (also Santa specials operate in December - see 'special events')**

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Telling Our Story: ‘Our Railway in Years Gone By’ - The North Tyneside Steam Railway Association celebrates £8,600 Heritage Lottery Fund grant

The North Tyneside Steam Railway Association is one of the first groups in the UK, in 2012, to receive a Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) ‘All Our Stories’ grant. This exciting project, ‘Our Railway in Years Gone By’ led by Malcolm Dunlavey, has been given £8,600. (More)