National Railway Museum, Shildon

1863 Furness Railway locomotive built by Sharp, Stewart and Co. This was re-boilered in recent years by Israel Newton and Sons

English Electric Co Deltic locomotive

LNWR locomotive 'Cornwall'

GNR Stirling single locomotive No. 1

1956 Andrew Barclay fireless locomotive

Spring-loaded safety valve invented by Timothy Hackworth, as fitted to his locomotive 'Royal George' (see Timothy Hackworth: Royal George)

Timothy Hackworth: Sans Pareil

Timothy Hackworth's house

1832.

Shildon, County Durham, DL4 1PQ.

• Website.

• See also Shildon Locomotion Museum

• The new main exhibition hall houses a changing assortment of locomotives, carriages and railway cranes, together with a number of smaller exhibits.

• A number of nearby buildings house exhibits relating to the local railway industry, in particular the work of Timothy Hackworth, including his locomotive Sans Pareil

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