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Shildon railway station

Shildon is a railway station serving the town of Shildon in County Durham, England on the Tees Valley Line, between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn via Darlington. The station is situated 9 miles 8 chains (14.6 km) north-west of Darlington. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.

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Locomotion Museum

Locomotion, previously known as Locomotion the National Railway Museum at Shildon, is a railway museum in Shildon, County Durham, England. The museum was renamed in 2017 when it became part of the Science Museum Group.
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Hackworth Park

Hackworth Park (alternately the Recreation Ground) is a park in Shildon, County Durham, England. It was named after Timothy Hackworth, a railway pioneer from the town.
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Shildon

Shildon is a town and civil parish in County Durham, in England. The population taken at the 2011 Census was 9,976. The town has the Locomotion Museum, due to it having the first station, built in 1825, and locomotive works on the Stockton and Darlington Railway.
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Shildon railway works

Shildon railway works opened in 1833 in the town of Shildon in County Durham, England. Originally built to serve the Stockton and Darlington Railway the works grew to cover 40 acres (16 ha) (11 acres or 4.5 ha roofed), employing 2,750 staff.