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Avoid parking hassles. Go by Rail.

Head of Steam - Darlington Railway Museum is situated a couple of minutes walk from North Road Station (on the Saltburn to Bishop Auckland line).

Contact the National Rail Enquiry Line on 08457 48 49 50 for full details on train times or visit www.nationalrail.co.uk For further information contact: Head of Steam - Darlington Railway Museum, North Road Station, Darlington, County Durham DL3 6ST. Tel: 01325 405060 Email: headofsteam@darlington.gov.uk @headofsteammuseum @HeadofSteamMus www.head-of-steam.co.uk

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EVENTS 2018 Darlington Railway Museum

Head of Steam Events 2018 Tel: 01325 405060 Email: headofsteam@darlington.gov.uk Website: www.head-of-steam.co.uk

Thursday 4th January 2018 at 1.45pm HOS Meeting Room

“Darlington Railway Museum – A Review and Preview” – A talk by Leona White-Hannant Come along for an update on our plans for the coming year, and find out more about the Friends of the Museum.

FREE to members of the Friends, non-members welcome, (please telephone the museum for membership or price details).

Victorian Optical Toys

Saturday 13th January – Sunday 4th March 2018 11.00am – 3.30pm Temporary Exhibition Gallery Explore fascinating toys from the 19th century. These toys turn still images into moving pictures creating a magical pastime.

Normal entrance fee.

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Saturday 10th February 2018 at 1.45pm HOS Meeting Room

“Disused Railway Stations” – A talk by Alan Young Our fascination with “ghost” stations will be explored by Alan Young, one of the main contributors to the “Lost Stations” books and the Disused Stations website (www.disused-stations.org.uk) FREE to members of the Friends, non-members welcome, (please telephone the museum for membership or price details). | KEY

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Saturday 17th February 2018 at 1.30pm HOS Meeting Room

‘From Saltburn to Seal Sands Part 2’ Having in his last talk left the audience finely balanced above the river with one foot in Durham and ‘tother in ‘God’s own County’ Richard Barber resumes his railway photographic circumnavigation of the Tees Estuary with a promise to arrive at Seal Sands before high tide!

Family Arts and Crafts

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Wednesday 14th – Friday 16th February 2018 11am – 3.00pm NRAR Join us in February half term for activities and crafts for all the family. Included in admission and yearly passes.

Lego SHOW

Sunday 18th February 2018 11.00am – 3.30pm Come and see Brick Alley LEGO User Group’s LEGO displays. From LEGO City to Ninjago, Technic and - of course - LEGO trains!

Normal entrance fee.

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Thursday 1st March 2018 at 1.45pm HOS Meeting Room

“Land of Iron” – A talk by Tim Mutton, North Yorkshire Moors National Park 150 years ago many parts of the North York Moors looked very different to the present day as a short but intense period of ironstone mining and railway construction left a huge impact on the landscape and its communities.

The Exploited Land of Iron project will tell the fascinating story of this trailblazing period of industrial growth and exploitation.

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NERA Exhibition – “A Saunter through the Steelworks” Wednesday 7th March – Sunday 15th April 2018 Museum Platform

A photographic exhibition curated by the North Eastern Railway Association. Contact the museum for entrance times.

Normal entrance fee.

Snack on the Track

Saturday 10th March – Sunday 13th May 2018 Contact museum for opening times Temporary Exhibition Gallery

Join us on a journey and sample the delights of railway catering through the ages in this delicious exhibition about railway dining.

Normal entrance fee.

Family Arts and Crafts

Tuesday - Friday 30th March – 13th April 2018 10.00am – 3.00pm NRAR Join us in the Easter holidays for fun activities and crafts for all the family.

Included in admission and yearly passes.

Sunday 1st April 2018 10.00am – 4.00pm Museum Join us for a “Eggstraspecial” Easter treat, activities include, Egg Hunt, face painting, arts and crafts and lots more. £2 for adults, £1 for children, under 5’s go free, family members go free. | KEY

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Thursday 5th April 2018 at 1.45pm HOS Meeting Room

“Steam Locomotives in America 1828 to 1840” – A talk by Ray State Ray State follows up his highly entertaining 2017 talk on Buster Keaton and The General with another look at early US railway history.

Preceded by Friends of Darlington Railway Centre & Museum AGM. FREE to members of the Friends, non-members welcome, (please telephone the museum for membership or price details).

The Afternoon Lectures: Thursday 3rd May 2018 at 1.45pm HOS Meeting Room

History and Development of the Darlington Railway Museum” – A talk by Stephen Dyke Our former curator tells the story of how the museum came into being.

FREE to members of the Friends, non-members welcome, (please telephone the museum for membership or price details).

Posters Exhibition

Saturday 19th May – Sunday 8th July 2018 Temporary Exhibition Gallery An exhibition showcasing a range of railway posters from the museum’s collection. Normal entrance fee.

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Saturday 19th May 2018 at 1.30pm HOS Meeting Room ‘A Creative Tourist eclipses the Scout Cruise’ Sam Woods presents three short talks doubtless offered in Sam’s very engaging and thought provoking style covering the CTAC Scottish Tours Express which ran through the North East, some of the LNER’s arrangements to handle the huge influx of passenger traffic prompted by the solar eclipse of 1927 and a pre War Cruise Train for Boy Scouts – a kind of ‘Northern Belle’ with billycans and badges! www.head-of-steam.co.uk | 6

Vintage Vehicle Rally Sunday 20th May 2018 11.00am – 3.00pm Museum Gardens and field

A variety of rare and unusual vintage vehicles from across the North East and Yorkshire regions gather again for this popular event, activities include mini train ride, arts and crafts and juggling and balloon making. £2 entrance fee for adults, £1 for children, Under 5’s are free and family members go free.

Family Arts and Crafts Tuesday – Friday 29th May – 1st June 2018 10.00am – 3.00pm NRAR

History Wardrobe Presents: Fabulous Fifties Sunday 1 July 2018 at 1.30pm HOS Meeting Room

Do you remember the Liberty bodice…?

The reality of life for housewives in the 50s could be far from glamorous, but in this lively presentation we transform a domestic drudge into a glamour goddess. This Cinderella transformation inspired by Dior’s New Look - is achieved with the help of bullet bras, sugared petticoats and sterling advice from the Experts... all set in the decade that reinvented dazzle. £10.50 includes light refreshments and entry to the museum, booking is essential.

Join us in May half term for fun activities and crafts for all the family. Included in admission and yearly passes.

NERA Exhibition – “The Richmond Branch”

Tuesday 5th June - Sunday 15th July 2018 Museum Platform

Fashion on a Plate: 1950’s Contemporary Tableware

Saturday 14th July – Sunday 2nd September 2018 10.00am – 4.00pm Temporary Exhibition Gallery

A photographic exhibition curated by the North Eastern Railway Association. Normal entrance fee.

This attractive and colourful exhibition gives a taste of some of the modern and striking tableware produced during the 1950’s.

Normal entrance fee.

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“History, Development and Current Role of the British Transport Police” – A talk by Timothy Woolfen, British Transport Police One of our local railway policemen tells how the work of railway police officers has evolved since the earliest days when they acted as the first signalmen through to the many challenges of today’s railway.

FREE to members of the Friends, non-members welcome, (please telephone the museum for membership or price details).

Come along to the Head of Steam, to see Chase from PAW Patrol! The heroic pup will be making personal appearances at intervals throughout the day. Plus lots more fun for all the family, including face painting, mini train ride, arts and crafts and much more.

Normal entrance fee applies.

Thursday 7th June 2018 at 1.45pm HOS Meeting Room

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Sunday 22nd July 2018 10.00am – 4.00pm Museum and gardens

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Time Travel Tuesdays

Tuesday 24th July – 21st August 2018 10.00am – 3.00pm NRAR

Come along and travel with us to get a taste of what life was like at different times in the past, visiting a different historical period each week. Activities provided by That History Bloke included in admission and yearly passes.

Summer Arts and Crafts

Every Tuesday, Thursday and Friday throughout the summer holidays.

23rd July – 2nd September 2018 1.00pm – 3.00pm NRAR

Drop in for a variety of fun arts and crafts activities for all the family to join in with.

Included in admission and yearly passes.

Model Railway Weekend

Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd September 2018 10.00am – 4.00pm Platform, NRAR and Meeting Room

Darlington Model Railway Club, members and visiting layouts from the North East representing a wide range of model railways.

Contact museum for admission charge, included in family membership passes.

NERA Exhibition – “The Derwent Valley Railway”

Tuesday 4th September - Sunday 14th October 2018 Museum Platform

A photographic exhibition curated by the North Eastern Railway Association.

Contact the museum for entrance times. Normal entrance fee.

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Thursday 6th September 2018 at 1.45pm HOS Meeting Room

“Friends of the Stockton and Darlington Railway Update” – A talk by Niall Hammond and Caroline Hardie The international significance of the Stockton & Darlington Railway is being increasingly recognised. Niall and Caroline from the campaign group The Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway www.sdr1825.co.uk will update us on how plans to protect the line and celebrate its history are developing.

FREE to members of the Friends, non-members welcome, (please telephone the museum for membership or price details).

John Wigston Exhibition

Saturday 8th September – Sunday 4th November 2018 Temporary Exhibition Gallery

An exhibition of paintings by renowned railway artist John Wigston. Normal entrance fee.

Heritage Open Days

Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th September 2018 10.00am – 4.00pm Museum

Come along and enjoy free access to the Head of Steam museum as we participate in the national Heritage Open Days! Free entry.

193rd Birthday Celebration Sunday 30th September 2018 10.00am – 4.00pm Museum and gardens

Come along to Head of Steam to celebrate the birthday of the S&DR. Entertainment includes storytelling, children’s entertainer, face painting, Victorian games, dancers, guided tours, talks, punch and judy, stalls and much much more.

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“Living North Eastern” – A talk by David Thomas David reflects on life in a railway community and looks at the lives, legends and locomotives worked by his grandfather and father, York enginemen over the years 1888 to 1967.

FREE to members of the Friends, non-members welcome, (please telephone the museum for membership or price details).

“The Barnard Castle Railway” – A talk by Chris Lloyd Well-known local journalist, historian and Deputy Editor of The Northern Echo Chris Lloyd tells the story of the dastardly duke who tried to frustrate building a railway to Teesdale.

FREE to members of the Friends, non-members welcome, (please telephone the museum for membership or price details).

Thursday 4th October 2018 at 1.45pm HOS Meeting Room

Halloween Fun Day Sunday 28th October 2018 11.00am – 3.30pm Museum

Come along to our specially decorated museum in your favourite Halloween Costume, there will be a magician, arts and crafts and a spooky treasure hunt to entertain the little ones!

Normal entrance fee.

Family Arts and Crafts

Saturday 10th November 2018 at 1.45pm HOS Meeting Room

Vote100: Railways, Women and World War One Saturday 10th November – Sunday 13th January 2019 11.00am – 3.30pm Temporary Exhibition Gallery

Join us as we commemorate 100 years of the UK Parliamentary vote for some women and all men.

Our exhibition will investigate whether women’s work on the railways during World War I helped them to get the vote and if gaining the right to vote had an impact on women working on the railways.

Normal entrance fee.

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Saturday 17th November 2018 HOS Meeting Room

Wednesday 31st October – Friday 2nd November 2018 11am – 3.00pm NRAR

Join us in October half term for activities and crafts for all the family. Included in admission and yearly passes.

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History Wardrobe presents: V For Victory Sunday 25 November 2018 at 1.30pm HOS Meeting Room V FOR VICTORY An uplifting new presentation about life on the home front in World War One. V is for vegetables – learn more about the life of a Land Army gal, and the hard work involved in running a wartime household on limited rations.

V is for the Vote – what was it like to vote for the first time ever?

V is for Victory – celebrations, jubilations, fears for the future and new hopes. £10.50 includes light refreshments, booking is essential.

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Thursday 6th December 2018 at 1.45pm HOS Meeting Room “Christmas Social”

Start the festive season by joining our Friends for light refreshments, a not-too-serious railway quiz and videos.

FREE to members of the Friends, non-members welcome, (please telephone the museum for membership or price details).

Santa at the Station

Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th, Saturday 22nd and Sunday 23rd December 2018 10.00am – 4.00pm Museum Meet Santa in our magical grotto and receive a Christmas present, entertainment includes mini train ride, arts and crafts. Entrance fee applies and booking is essential, contact museum for information.

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