Locomotion at Shildon

Some little while ago now I spent the afternoon at Locomotion in Shildon, County Durham where I took a great number of photos. Some of these can be seen on my flickr page. Shildon is a pleasant railway museum with all manner of nice engines, trucks, tankers and other railway bits and as a result plays host to any number of school parties. These parties sometimes leave things behind for future vistors to see and read, in this case a story where a family from nearby Trimdon, consisting of the then Prime Minster, wife and children, unwisely visitied Locomotion at night and found themselves taking a ghost-guided journey around the county in a haunted train. I can't help but think things may have turned out better with this government were it true.

Whilst there I managed to walk directly into a shot of Peter Snow standing on and talking about the tilting train housed in the museum. Upon seeing the camera I paused and walked backwards, hiding behind a train carriage while they stopped and did the take again, so I'll not be famous just yet.