'Magnificent' 150-year-old bronze statue unveiled at County Durham museum

'Magnificent' 150-year-old bronze statue unveiled at County Durham museum

Now, HS2 Ltd, Network Rail and the Science Museum Group, the operator of the Locomotion Museum in Shildon, have agreed a loan which will see the 150…

Statue of Robert Stephenson moved from Euston to Locomotion Museum

A statue of Robert Stephenson statue has gone on display at the Locomotion Museum at Shildon to mark 200 years of the British passenger railway.

After 150 years at Euston, Robert Stephenson statue takes temporary home in Shildon

The statue of Robert Stephenson, which stood at Euston station for nearly 150 years until it was removed for HS2 works, has reappeared — this time outside the Locomotion railway museum in Shildon, County Durham. Robert Stephenson statue outside Locomotion museum in Shildon (c) HS2 The statue, designed by Carlo Marochetti, was commissioned by the Institute of Civil Engineers to commemorate the great engineer. Although completed fairly quickly, it…