A DARLINGTON s Head of Steam railway museum has opened a new exhibition has opened to welcome visitors back after the Covid-19 lockdown. All Aboard at Darlington s Head of Steam museum is set to celebrate children s railway stories from The Railway Children to Thomas the Tank Engine, allowing people of all ages to find a story from their childhood. The event was co-curated by local children at Mowden Primary School and Reid Street Primary School after they chose their favourite railway stories. Meanwhile, pupils from St George s Church of England and Middleton St George Day Nursery created train-themed bunting which now decorates the museum.
A DARLINGTON s Head of Steam railway museum has opened a new exhibition has opened to welcome visitors back after the Covid-19 lockdown. All Aboard at Darlington s Head of Steam museum is set to celebrate children s railway stories from The Railway Children to Thomas the Tank Engine, allowing people of all ages to find a story from their childhood. The event was co-curated by local children at Mowden Primary School and Reid Street Primary School after they chose their favourite railway stories. Meanwhile, pupils from St George s Church of England and Middleton St George Day Nursery created train-themed bunting which now decorates the museum.
TO celebrate National Storytelling Week, North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has teamed up with a number of critically-acclaimed authors for a week of readings and activities. Keep your eyes peeled as each day until and including Saturday, a new storytelling-themed post on NYMR’s social channels will reveal fun activities. These activities include including a railway-inspired short story writing session and an exclusive reading by Chris Vine from an excerpt of his charming series of children’s train books, Peter’s Railway. There will also be videos from the likes of Yorkshire-born Andrew Martin, author of a series of railway-themed detective novels.