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National Railway Museum Shildon

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National Railway Museum at Shildon or Locomotion is a railway museum in Shildon, County Durham.

The museum is arranged as stops along the 1 km demonstration line with station direction board signs and information points on the trail between the car parks and the main collection building. The museum has a six-spur apron in front of the main shed and another short length of track for showing off resident locomotives and visiting trains.

If you want more information on the area visit our local Bishop Auckland Destination page or our regional Durham Destination page.
Place Category: See & Do
Place Tags: Museums

Getting to National Railway Museum Shildon

National Railway Museum Shildon, Dale Rd, Shildon, Bishop Auckland, Durham DL4 2RE, United Kingdom

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National Railway Museum Shildon 7 Day Weather Forecast

Today
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Expect a temp in the range 7.6℃ to 9.6℃ with wind speed 7.5 m/sec (NW)
Wednesday, Apr 17
fair_night
Expect a temp in the range 2℃ to 3.1℃ with wind speed 4.9 m/sec (NW)
Thursday, Apr 18
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Expect a temp in the range -1℃ to 0.5℃ with wind speed 2.4 m/sec (WNW)
Friday, Apr 19
cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 6.7℃ to 8.8℃ with wind speed 7.6 m/sec (WNW)
Saturday, Apr 20
fair_night
Expect a temp in the range 2.1℃ to 3℃ with wind speed 3.3 m/sec (NNW)
Sunday, Apr 21
cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 8.6℃ to 8.8℃ with wind speed 3.5 m/sec (WNW)
Monday, Apr 22
cloudy
Expect a temp in the range 8.1℃ to 8.8℃ with wind speed 0.7 m/sec (NNW)

Our Bishop Auckland weather forecast is from Yr, delivered by the Norwegian Meteorological Institute and NRK

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