ShildonCounty Durham

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About Shildon

Known for

Locomotion (the National Railway Museum's outpost, housing an extraordinary locomotive collection), the Shildon Works heritage (where the Stockton and Darlington Railway locomotives were built), and a County Durham town at the very birth of the railway age

A little history

Timothy Hackworth's Soho Works at Shildon built locomotives for the Stockton and Darlington Railway — the world's first steam railway. Locomotion: The National Railway Museum Shildon houses an extraordinary collection of historic locomotives and is free to visit.

Local tip

Locomotion is genuinely outstanding and free — the locomotive collection is world-class. The Shildon railway heritage trail. The town's pride in its railway birthplace.

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