Locomotion Museum

Locomotion
	The exterior of the main exhibition hall
Former names	Timothy Hackworth Victorian Railway Museum (until 2004); Locomotion the National Railway Museum at Shildon (2004–2017)
Established	22 October 2004
Location	Shildon, County Durham, England
Coordinates	54°37′27″N 1°37′50″W / 54.6243°N 1.6306°W
Type	Railway museum
Visitors	180,697 (2019)
Director	Judith McNicol
Public transit access	Shildon railway station
Website	Museum Website
Science Museum Group
	National Railway Museum Locomotion Museum; ; Science & Media; Science & Industry; Science Museum Dana Research Centre and Library; National Collections Centre; ;

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 Science Museum Group.^[2]

^ "ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions". www.alva.org.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
^ "Locomotion Reaches 2.5M Visitor Milestone". Retrieved 22 July 2022.

[ALVA_2019_visitor_numbers-1] "ALVA - Association of Leading Visitor Attractions". www.alva.org.uk. Retrieved 9 November 2020.

[2] "Locomotion Reaches 2.5M Visitor Milestone". Retrieved 22 July 2022.

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Science Museum Group
The exterior of the main exhibition hall

Former names	Timothy Hackworth Victorian Railway Museum (until 2004) Locomotion the National Railway Museum at Shildon (2004–2017)
Established	22 October 2004; 20 years ago (2004-10-22)
Location	Shildon, County Durham, England
Coordinates	54°37′27″N 1°37′50″W / 54.6243°N 1.6306°W / 54.6243; -1.6306
Type	Railway museum
Visitors	180,697 (2019)^[1]
Director	Judith McNicol
Public transit access	Shildon railway station
Website	Museum Website
National Railway Museum Locomotion Museum Science & Media Science & Industry Science Museum Dana Research Centre and Library National Collections Centre