Locomotion Museum
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Locomotion, previously known as Locomotion the National Railway Museum at Shildon, is a railway museum in Shildon, County Durham, England. The museum was renamed in 2017 when it became part of the Sci
The exterior of the main building 'Main Hall'
The 2024 addition to the site 'New Hall' situated opposite to the 'Main Hall'
Hackworth's cottage
Soho workshop
British Rail DP1
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English Electric DP1, commonly known as Deltic, is a prototype 3,300 hp demonstrator locomotive employing two Napier Deltic engines, built by English Electric in 1955.
Locomotion Museum
…overhaul in Shildon's workshop. The main exhibition building houses most of the collection and includes the sole examples of the prototype APT-E and Deltic units. The museum has a wind turbine which provides power to the National Grid and an on-site biodiesel bus for transporting visitors around the site…
DP1 at Harringay station in 1959 in blue livery.
Frontage
DP1 on test at Newcastle Central in 1959
DP1 at the Ribble Steam Railway in 2015