Stephenson Steam Railway Museum

Learn about the steam railway with a family visit to the Stephenson Railway Museum in North Shields, home to George Stephenson’s locomotive ’Billy’. Discover how trains work and learn about the impact of coal and electricity on ordinary people’s lives.

The Museum is home to:

• The early locomotive ’Billy’ – built in Newcastle around 1816 and used for hauling coal. The world’s third oldest surviving steam locomotive
• 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.

See website for fun events and heritage train rides on scheduled days (small charge).

Please note that whilst entry to the museum is free, prices for the heritage train rides start from £7.