THE National Railway Museum has orchestrated its biggest-ever shunt to create Europe's largest undercover display of historic rail vehicles in time for the public opening of the Locomotion museum in Shildon's £8 million New Hall on Friday, May 24.
Managed by specialist teams from Locomotion and the NRM at York, the shunt involved 46 rail vehicles and one road vehicle being moved carefully inside the newly-constructed hall.
To enable the four-week shunt to take place safely, Locomotion was temporarily closed to visitors during weekdays until March 27. The final vehicle was expected to go into the hall at the end of April. When added
