Shildon Locomotion Museum

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Shildon Locomotion Museum is a railway museum in Shildon, County Durham, England. The museum is a branch of the National Railway Museum (NRM), which is part of the National Museum Of Science And Industry (NMSI). Shildon acts as an annex, with the most important exhibits on display in the NRM’s headquarters at York, though exhibits are regularly rotated.
It is home to several locomotives from the National Collection, including a replica of Timothy Hackworth’s Sans Pareil. The original engine was built to compete in the Rainhill Trials, and is also at Shildon. These trials were to decide which engine was used to operate the intercity passenger railway between Liverpool and Manchester. After 175 years of absence from the town, residents were delighted at her return. The original Sans Pareil now sits proudly in the Locomotion “Welcome” building. The Mallard which is regularly displayed in the NRM’s main branch was temporarily on display in the museum from June 2010 to July 2011 before returning to its original location.
The main building is home to the majority of the collection and includes the sole examples of the prototype APT-E and Deltic units. The museum has a wind turbine which also provides power to the National Grid and an on-site biodiesel bus for transporting visitors around the site without harming the environment.

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