Heritage Train Rides

Enjoy a four mile return trip following the route of the coal trains from the collieries, to the River Tyne, whilst travelling in a 1950s passenger carriage.

Before or after your train ride, why not explore the museum and discover the fascinating displays and interpretation of our collections. Don't forget to say hello to Killingworth Billy, the world's third oldest steam locomotive! 

The shop is open for railway-related books and souvenirs, and our Waggonway Tea Room will be serving a limited range of hot and cold drinks, snacks and cakes.

Please note that heritage train rides are subject to the availability of volunteer crew. Journey times are around 35-40 minutes long.

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Yearly Season Tickets also available when booking. 

Museum opening times: 11am-4pm

Train running days: Museum opens 30 minutes before the first train departure. Please check Ticketsource for train running times. 

We regret that currently we are unable to offer wheelchair access to our carriages as the door openings are restricted to 55cm.  Wheelchair users must be able to self-transfer onto the passenger carriages to ride on our heritage trains. As a heritage railway, we are exempt from certain aspects of the Equality Act. For further help or information, please visit our access information page.

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This event is part of our Ways to Play programme of free and low-cost family-friendly activities.

Make your ‘Ways to Play’ adventure a great value day out by travelling to our venues by the Metro and / or Ferry.  

Up to three children aged 11 and under can travel for free on the Metro and the Shields Ferry with a fare-paying adult. Metro is the convenient, fast and frequent way to get to your favourite attractions and now it’s even more affordable. Find out more

Ways to Play is sponsored by Tyne and Wear Metro.