History of the Railways
£0.00 – £15.00
Loans Box 11 History of the Railways
KS 1/2
Subjects: History, Geography, Maths
The Stockton & Darlington Railway was the first railway in the world to operate freight and passenger service with steam traction. This Loans Box can act as a stimulus to consideration of the huge impact that railways have had on the commercial and domestic history of the world.
Railway Signal Lamp |
Wooden Whistles x 2 |
Thomas the Tank Engine x 3 |
Thomas and Friends BNusy Book including map and 11 miniature engines |
Replica Guard flags – Red, Green & Yellow |
Peaked Caps in Bailiffgate tote bag* |
*Station Master |
*Guard |
*Engine Driver |
*Stoker |
*Platform worker |
Guard’s whistle |
5 x waistcoats |
2 x shirts |
Clip on tie |
Corduroy trousers |
Edwardian girl’s apron & mop cap |
Books: Thomas and Friends (10 different stories) |
Book: The Old Steam Train |
Book: The Cleobury, Mortimer and Ditton Light Railway |
Book: Guide to National Railway Museum |
Book: Wave the Flag and Blow the Whistle |
Book: The Study Book of Railways |
Book: The Lost Railways of Northumberland |
Book: Guide to Beamish Museum |
Book: Railway Accidents |
Leaflet: Tweed Estuary Bridges and Railways |
Leaflet: The Great Eastern Railway |
History Folder: The Stockton and Darlington Railway 1825 |
History Folder: Railways in the Making x 2 |
DVD: The Railway Story |
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Loans Boxes for Educational purposes
Our Loans Box service is again free of charge to schools, childminders and home educators.
A small charge of £15 per box for up to two weeks is made for care homes and all other individuals and organisations wishing to use this service.
Free and paid-for loans boxes are booked online (if you have any questions, please telephone on 01665 605847)·
How to Book
Free and paid for loans boxes are booked online (if you have any questions, please telephone the museum office on 01665 605847)·
- Please contact the office by telephone during working hours or by email to ask@bailiffgatemuseum.co.uk to check the dates you want to loan this box are available.
- When you have agreed a satisfactory period, then select whether you are a sponsored or not and click on Add to Basket to process your booking, stating the period you want to borrow the box for in the Order Notes on the Checkout page.
Please note: All bookings run from Saturday to Saturday and users must collect and deliver the loans boxes back to Bailiffgate Museum & Gallery (Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am – 4pm, Sundays 11am-4pm)). Loans Boxes and any additional items not contained in the loans box must be returned by at least the stated return date. You may return them early but note we are not open on Mondays. See our Terms and Conditions (and please ensure you read paragraph 12 which details terms and conditions for Loans Boxes).