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Visit essentials
Right now
Closed
Price
Low
Allow
Quick stop up to half a day
How we use price bands
These are broad planning guides for a typical visit, not exact prices. Check the venue before travelling.
- Free
- No regular admission fee. Parking, donations, travel or optional activities may still cost extra.
- Low
- Usually a small charge or donation, broadly up to £10 per person.
- Medium
- A typical paid visit, broadly around £10–£25 per person or a moderate family ticket.
- High
- Usually a larger day-out cost, broadly over £25 per person or for a family ticket.
About this activity
A free railway museum displaying historic locomotives, including early examples connected with George and Robert Stephenson. Four-mile heritage train rides operate on Sundays and selected additional dates for a charge. Saturdays are normally museum-only. The museum also opens on Thursdays during North Tyneside school holidays and on bank holidays. Check the timetable before travelling if a train ride is essential.
Opening hours
- monday
- Closed
- tuesday
- Closed
- wednesday
- Closed
- thursday
- Closed
- friday
- Closed
- saturday
- 11:00–16:00
- sunday
- 11:00–16:00
Opening times can change. Check the venue website before travelling.
Plan your visit
Location
Middle Engine Lane, North Shields, Tyne and Wear, NE29 8DXKeep exploring
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