A 2 mile standard gauge industrial railway with 1950s carriages. Historic wagons and other rail vehicles
including the early locomotive 'Billy' built around 1816. Museum. Events programme. Tearoom.
Open see website.
www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/stephensonsteamrailway
Bus 19 from station to Cobalt Business Park South, 10 minutes journey, then ¼ mile walk.
Daily, every 30 minutes. For bus times see Traveline.
The 1½ miles walk from Percy Main is mostly along the Wagonways path, following a route where horses
pulled coal wagons along an early form of railway with wooden rails.
