Date: 05/04/2014

A County Durham railway museum has hailed an "amazing year" in which it attracted a record number of visitors. Almost 300,000 people visited the National Railway Museum at Shildon in the 12 months up to 1 April.

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A County Durham railway museum hails an "amazing year" in which it says it attracted a record number of visitors.

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