Venue: Locomotion, The National Railway Museum, Shildon, County Durham. DL4 1PQ.

2013 DATE: SATURDAY 6TH & SUNDAY 7TH JULY
Opening Times: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Admission is FREE
(Please note that children must be supervised at all times by parent or guardian.)

Thank you to all those who attended our 2012 event. It was a great success and we appreciate all the hard work from everyone concerned.

REVIEW 2011

Locomotive 5972 Olton Hall Hogwarts Express - Cab access during weekend of Toy Fair

Saturday, 2nd and Sunday, 3rd July the 5th Toy and Train Collectors' Fair was held at Locomotion, The National Railway Museum at Shildon, County Durham.

Organised by David Poole of Pooley’s Puffers, Gateshead, the two day event hosted a display of trade tables with various collectable toys including model railways, diecast vehicles, TV related, aeroplanes and much more.  The Hornby Rail Collectors’ Association attended with their O gauge display as did the Ace Collectors Club.  Also, attending for the first time, Brian Caton from York, with his live steam O gauge trains.  Giving life expired Hornby trains a new lease of life.
Special guest, the former GWR Hall Class steam locomotive no. 5972 Olton Hall, better known as Hogwarts Castle - the locomotive which hauls the Hogwarts Express - was placed on the front apron.  The museum provided cab access to enable visitors to examine this famous locomotive from the driver’s cab.  And don’t forget Mallard is still at Shildon, always a spectacular sight.

The first Toy and Train Collectors' Fair to take place was in 2006, bringing together trade stands, model railway layouts, static displays and the museum's impressive collection of rolling stock. As the fair is only once a year, every effort is put into the event, to ensure visitors and traders alike have a successful and enjoyable weekend. Whether you are looking for that long sort after piece to complete your collection or the everyday essential, we aim to please. Several local model clubs attend the fair displaying layouts of various gauges, providing an added interest for our visitors. Combine the toy and train fair with a look at the museum exhibits, wander through the grounds and imagine days gone when the area was a throng of busy working railways. Have a family day out, there is a playground for the children and several picnic areas. Refreshments are available.

Transport from the car parks to the main building will be available either by brake van ride or the Eco bus except during lunch time break, appromimately 12:30 until 1:15pm. The new events car park is now open for visitors and is situated after Ashfields yard through Dale Road Industrial Estate.

REVIEW 2010

Mallard was with us 3rd and 4th July, as were over 6,000 people who visited Locomotion during the Toy and Train Fair weekend in July.

Over 30 traders attended the fair.
Layouts were provided by:
Hornby O gauge Collectors Society (Borders' Group)
Ace Trains Owners' Club
Shildon Model Railway Club
Blyth & District Model Railway Society
Dave and Graeme Thurwell
Vince Main
Gordon Miles & Simon
Rail Restorations Weardale Railway Preservation Group
RNLI with Alan Johnson

Aycliffe Bus Preservation Society provided bus rides from the Museum main building car park to the Welcome site car park using the Aidensfield bus.
As an alternative J72 provided steam rides from the Welcome area to the museum main building and back.
Our thanks to all those involved.

Aidensfield Bus waiting for passengers	Mick Worrall Durham Trains of Stanley
Ian and Sue Stewart Finishing Touches	Going Loco
Hedley Hall	Ed and Tom Iley MTFG Hobbies

Lawrence Moger Tri-angman	Nettlebridge from Shildon MRC
Alan Johnson RNLI	Mallard
J72	Alan Gunston and Keith Hunter

Alison from Contikits