RAILSCOT | New building at Locomotion museum, Shildon, to house 50 railway vehicles [Rail Engineer]

New building at Locomotion museum, Shildon, to house 50 railway vehicles [Rail Engineer]

17/12/2020
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Date: 17/12/2020

The National Railway Museum^s site at Shildon is to have a new collection building that will house up to 50 rail vehicles, bringing the total at Locomotion to 120 and creating the UK^s largest rail vehicle display. AOC Architecture has been appointed by the Science Museum Group to start work on a £4.5 million project ...

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New building at Locomotion museum, Shildon, to house 50 railway vehicles [Rail Engineer]

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