Stephenson Railway Museum

Stephenson Railway Museum

The Stephenson Railway Museum is managed by Tyne and Wear Museums on behalf on North Tyneside Council, and is located at Middle Engine Lane in North Shields, England.

The museum opened in 1986 to commemorate local railway pioneers George and Robert Stephenson, and to provide a permanent home for the museums rail transport collections. It is on the site of the former Tyne and Wear Metro test track.

George Stephenson lived locally from 1802 until 1823 and Robert, his son, was born during this time. The Museum is home to George Stephenson's "Billy", a forerunner of the world- famous Rocket. 'Billy' is joined by many other engines from the great age of steam including 'Jackie Milburn', named after the Newcastle United legend.

The Museum is also the northern terminus of the North Tyneside Steam Railway. The museum's location is adjacent to the Blyth & Tyne footpath, approximately 1.5 miles north of Percy Main metro station and a similar distance south of Shiremoor metro station.

Future developments

Tyne and Wear Museums and North Tyneside Council's head of cultural services have submitted plans for feasibility study into developing the museum into a premier North East railway tourist attraction, with period buildings, a link to Percy Main Metro station, and all year round opening. [ [http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-news/todays-news/2007/10/16/plan-for-railway-museum-boost-61634-19958294/ Plan for railway museum boost] Oct 16 2007 by Paul James, The Journal]

North Tyneside Steam Railway Association (NTSRA)

Formerly the Monkwearmouth Station Museum Association the NTSRA was formed in the late 1980s at the Stephenson Railway Museum. The association is managed by a committee that meets quarterly and has an Annual General Meeting yearly. The association exists to provide a volunteer workforce to assist with the maintenance and conservation of locomotives and rolling stock. During the spring through to the autumn the volunteers operate the steam train service from Museum to Percy Main, approximately a four-mile round trip.

References

External links

* [http://www.twmuseums.org.uk/stephenson/ The Museum website]
* [http://www.ntsra.org.uk/ NTSRA website]


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