Name: Steam Gala
Start: 2026-06-05T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-06-07T16:00:00+01:00
Location: Middle Engine Lane, North Shields

A must-see for all fans of steam locomotives, our steam gala returns for 2026. This event will be a rare opportunity to see a former Wallsend workhorse in steam on Tyneside for the first time in over 50 years!
📣 We are excited to announce that Peckett & Sons No. 1351 ‘Lion’ will be visiting us for our Steam Gala on 5th-7th June.
Built in 1914 for the Royal Arsenal’s extensive internal railway system in Woolwich, ‘Lion’ is the sole surviving example of Peckett’s ‘E’ class. In 1950, she was sold to the Wallsend Slipway and Engineering Company and worked on the quayside by the river Tyne until entering preservation at the Chasewater Railway in 1974.
This will be the locomotive’s first visit to another railway since returning from overhaul and we are grateful to Lion’s owner and the Lincolnshire Wolds Railway for allowing us to return this true Wallsend workhorse to North Tyneside.
🕰️ There will be an intensive timetable of passenger and demonstration freight trains running throughout the weekend including double headers and top and tailed trains. We’ll also be joined by an impressive display of classic cars and local history stalls inside the museum.
🎟️ Tickets available soon.