Art What’s On

Billy

Date: Jan 1st 2018 - Mar 1st 2020

Time: 11:00 - 16:00

Price: Free

Detail

Built in Newcastle around 1816 by Robert Stephenson & Company and before the more famous Rocket - is the third oldest locomotive in the world. It worked on the Springwell and Jarrow line, which brought coal to the Tyne from collieries south of Gateshead. Designed by George Stephenson, this was one of the most innovative transport systems of its day.