RARE historical artefacts dating from the birth of the railways are set to go on show at a North-East museum.
Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon has two items dating back to the early 19th century on show.
There is a letter written by John Backhouse on October 10, 1825 in which he describes watching the first Darlington to Stockton train journey to his sisters.
There is also a cookery book dating from 1840 which belonged to Elizabeth Stephenson, the second wife of George Stephenson.
The items are on loan from the National Railway Museum, in York, where they are kept in the museum’s archives for research purposes.
Sarah Towers, marketing communications manager at the museum, said: “It’s quite an impressive part of railway history.
“It’s quite a coup for us to be given the opportunity to display these items at Shildon.”
They are to go on show in the Shildon museum between June 1-9 and doors will be open between 10am and 5pm with free entry.
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