Date: 06/11/2013

THE birthplace of the railways could lose its steam heritage museum, after council bosses revealed it may be forced to close to cut costs. Darlington Borough Council is looking to save almost £15m over the next six years and aims to look at transferring the running of the Head of Steam museum, along with Cockerton Library, into community hands by March 2016. A two-year search for partners willing to take on these services is expected to follow, but the council has acknowledged that no funding will remain in the budget for them after that point. [From Richard Buckby]

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Uncertain future for Darlington's railway museum

THE birthplace of the railways could lose its steam heritage museum, after council bosses revealed it may be forced to close to cut costs.

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Part of the refurbished exhibition hall at the former S&D North Road station on 4 April 2008, the day before the official reopening of the North Road Railway Centre and Museum. In the background is NER Class T3 (LNER Class Q7) 0-8-0 No. 901 (BR No. 63460) [See image 23722]
Location: Darlington North Road
Company: Stockton and Darlington Railway
04/04/2008 John Furnevel