{"id":32012,"date":"2024-04-29T20:37:22","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T10:37:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=32012"},"modified":"2024-04-29T20:37:22","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T10:37:22","slug":"locomotion-moves-46-historic-vehicles-into-8m-new-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=32012","title":{"rendered":"Locomotion moves 46 historic vehicles into \u00a38m New Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Locomotion has completed the movement of 46 vehicles into its new \u00a38 million New Hall building at its site in Shildon.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Credit: <em>Owen Humphreys\/PA Media Assignments<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This brings the County Durham museum\u2019s total number of vehicles to 99,which the museum said is more than any other indoor display in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>The vehicles moved into the New Hall include steam locomotives, hand-powered track inspection machines, freight wagons, snow ploughs and an armoured vehicle on tracks.<\/p>\n<p>It took four weeks to fill New Hall in a complex operation.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Price, head of the museum, said the new building is \u201cmagnificent\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cNew Hall effectively doubles the size of Locomotion and gives us much needed covered display space to help conserve the collection, as well as giving visitors the chance to find out more about the railways and the North East\u2019s railway heritage.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope the significant regeneration at Locomotion can draw even more people to visit the museum and the region as part of the national Railway 200 celebrations and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Next year marks the 200th anniversary of the world\u2019s first passenger train, which was hauled by George Stephenson\u2019s steam locomotive Locomotion No.1 along the Stockton and Darlington Railway.<\/p>\n<p>Elizabeth Scott, cabinet member for economy and partnerships at Durham County Council, said: \u201cIt\u2019s really exciting knowing New Hall is getting closer to opening and to housing Europe\u2019s biggest undercover display of historic rail vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were delighted to be able to provide funding for this project, which will let many more people know the significance of Shildon as the starting point of the world\u2019s first steam locomotive-powered passenger journey, further raising Durham\u2019s profile nationally and internationally as the Culture County.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLocomotion is already one of County Durham and the North East\u2019s biggest visitor attractions, putting smiles on faces and delivering significant economic benefits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to New Hall adding to the museum\u2019s offer and to it being at the heart of celebrations of both 20 years of the museum and 200 years since the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New Hall will open to the public on May 24.<\/p>\n<p>Credit: Owen Humphreys\/PA Media Assignments<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Locomotion has completed the movement of 46 vehicles into its new \u00a38 million New Hall building at its site in Shildon. 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