New Study Centre Opening Times:
You must make an appointment to use the study centre to ensure your enquiries and research can be dealt with effectively.
Please note:
The study centre will be closed for two weeks from 20th July to 29th July for staff holidays. We will re-open for appointments from 3rd August.
April to September
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 10:30 to 3:30
Wednesday: 10:30 to 3:30
Thursday: 10:30 to 3:30
Friday: Closed
The Study Centre will be open on the third weekend of each month: (with effect from June 2009)
Saturday: 10:30 to 3:30
Sunday: 10:30 to 3:30
October to March
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 11:00 to 3:00
Wednesday: 11:00 to 3:00
Thursday: 11:00 to 3:00
Friday: Closed
The Study Centre will be open on the third weekend of each month:
Saturday: 11:00 to 3:00
Sunday: 11:00 to 3:00
Study Centre appointments are available subject to staff training, holidays and illness.
The following catalogues are available on line:
Ken Hoole Collection, North Eastern Railway Association
Based at Head of Steam - Darlington Railway Museum, the Ken Hoole Study Centre houses the reference collection left by Ken Hoole (renowned regional railway historian). It was his strong desire that his collection would be made available in Darlington for public use. The collection is a unique resource devoted to the railways of North East England, including:
- 246 albums of photographs covering locomotives, rolling stock, stations, workshops and signalling.
- 204 scrapbooks of newspaper and magazine cuttings
- Official Board of Trade reports on railway accidents from 1872 to 1987
- Passenger and working timetables from the period 1861 to 1987
- 24 maps and over 200 plans of railway sections
- Railway company publications, books magazines and Acts of Parliament
The Study Centre also contains material from several other sources:
- The Library Collection of the North Eastern Railway Association
- The North Eastern Railway Servants' Pension Society Records Cards (useful for family history research). Registered Friendly Society established on 1st January 1907, pursuant to the North Eastern Railway Act 1905 to provide pensions on retirement from work.
- A photographic collection of bridges built by the Darlington based Cleveland Bridge Company
- Archive material from Darlington Railway Museum which compliments the Ken Hoole Collection
- North Eastern Railway Register of Enginemen and Firemen (List of the enginemen who were based at the various sheds of the North Eastern Railway and gives a history of their achievements whilst they were working).
Items in the collection are catalogued and indexed on a computer-based system. Staff will assist in finding relevant material, but please note, they are not able to undertake detailed research.
Fees 2010
Research by Curator (personal use) £20 (1st hour), £20 per additional hour
Photocopying
A4 20p
A3 40p
Personal digital reproduction (not photographic)
A4 £2 per digital copy (excluding postage)
£2 per CD (excluding postage)
Personal photographic reproduction
Photographic reproduction: max side A4 £4.50 per hard copy image (excluding postage)
(including non-commercial websites) £6.50 for digital copy (excluding postage)
Plan copies £6 per metre
Commercial photographic reproduction
Regional newspapers and charities
(including websites) Free
National newspapers (including websites) £35 per image
Specialist journals, newsletters and magazines
(including websites) £15 per image
National journals, newsletters and magazines
(including websites) £25 per image
Television and film productions £50 per image
Photographic reproduction in books
Less than 6000 runs £20 per image
Less than 6000 runs (cover image) £25 per image
Over 6000 runs £40 per image
Over 6000 runs (cover image) £60 per image
Discount for 10 images or more 10%
Postage and Packing
Up to A4 (in UK only) £1.50 (under 100 grams)
'Package' size and outside UK delivery Dependent on size and weight
Contact Details
The Curator
Head of Steam - Darlington Railway Museum
North Road Station
Darlington
Tees Valley
DL3 6ST
Tel. 01325 734125 or contact the Museum reception on 01325 460532
Email: museumstudycentre@darlington.gov.uk