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The first visitors to Locomotion in Shildon can now book their tickets online ahead of the museum’s reopening on Wednesday 19 May.
Visitors will be able to see the original Locomotion No.1 on display in Shildon for the first time in more than 170 years – close to the site of its first historic journey at the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825.
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Also on display will be
Railway Heroes, a photographic exhibition which celebrates the vital role played by railway key workers during the pandemic. The 16 people featured in the exhibition include Northern train driver Jolene Miller from Stockton-on-Tees who worked as a volunteer paramedic and train manger Janet Bamber from Avanti West Coast who sewed medical PPE in her spare time.
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From transporting vital medical supplies to setting up Nightingale hospitals and even sewing PPE, many rail workers have gone the extra mile during the pandemic as well as working to keep passengers and freight moving around the clock in their day jobs.
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The exhibition will feature 16 portrait photographs from renowned photographer Charlotte Graham. The first six ‘Railway Heroes’ will star in a special online exhibition hosted on the National Railway Museum website from February 15, with new profiles added each week.
Once national lockdown restrictions are lifted, a physical exhibition featuring all 16 people will open simultaneously at the National Railway Museum in York and Locomotion in Shildon, County Durham.
A NEW exhibition celebrating the vital role played by railway workers during the Covid-19 pandemic has been launched. Named Railway Heroes, the exhibition recognises the work of 16 people from across the rail industry who have played an essential part in the country’s Covid-19 response. It showcases acts of exceptional dedication from rail workers such as Jolene Miller from Stockton who divided her time during the first lockdown between driving Northern trains and volunteering as a paramedic The exhibition will feature 16 portrait photographs from renowned photographer Charlotte Graham. The first six ‘Railway Heroes’ starred in a special online exhibition hosted on the National Railway Museum website from Monday, with new profiles added each week.