Winter Warmers train rides with free museum entrance.

All the presents have been unwrapped and the left-over turkey/nut roast has been eaten. Looking for something to do that isn’t sales shopping between Christmas and New Year? Plan a trip to Stephenson and enjoy a relaxing heritage train ride on our 4 mile historic urban line. Pre-booking essential.

Re-live the glorious days of the steam railway at Stephenson Steam Railway in North Shields. George and Robert Stephenson spent 20 years in North Tyneside developing their pioneering ideas which helped spread railways and locomotives around the world. Today our museum celebrates their achievement. A range of fascinating locomotives are on display including George Stephenson's 'Billy', a forerunner of the world-famous Rocket. Animated film and displays explore how trains work and the impact on peoples’ lives of coal and electricity, crucial in the development of railway power.
On scheduled days, visitors can take a ride on a 1950s passenger train pulled by steam or heritage diesel locomotives.

Train running times:  11:30am, 12:30pm, 2pm and 3pm