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National Railway Museum Shildon
National Railway Museum Shildon, also known as Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon or Shildon Locomotion Museum is a railway museum in Shildon, County Durham, England. The museum is a branch of the National Railway Museum (NRM), which is part of the Science Museum Group.〔 Shildon acts as an annex, with important exhibits on display in the NRM's headquarters at York, though major exhibits are regularly rotated.
==Overview==
The museum was opened on 22 October 2004 by Prime Minister Tony Blair.〔"Prime Minister opens Shildon Locomotion museum" ''The Railway Magazine'' issue 1244 December 2004 page 5〕 Built at a cost of £11.3 million, it is based on the former "Timothy Hackworth Victorian Railway Museum". The museum is operated in partnership with Durham County Council and was expected to bring 60,000 visitors a year to the small town. However, during its first six months, the museum attracted 94,000 visits. In the 12 months to March 2013, the museum had 230,000 visitors.〔Opening Minds Securing Our Futures Annual Review 2012-13, Science Museum Group, London, 2013 p75.〕 NRM Shildon was shortlisted as one of the final five contenders in the Gulbenkian Prize, which is the largest arts prize in the United Kingdom.
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