Just twenty miles from Durham Cathedral, about the same distance from the North Yorkshire Moors, Darlington and its historic Railway Centre & Museum make an ideal day out for visitors to the north east of England.

Map and directions to Head of Steam (pdf document)

By Car

Easy to reach by car, train or bus, the museum is about 1 mile from Darlington town centre on the A167 and is well sign-posted from the town centre.

By Rail

We are situated a couple of minutes from North Road Railway Station (on the Saltburn v Bishop Auckland line).  Contact the National Rail Enquiry Line on 08457 48 49 50 for full details of train times or visit the National Rail website.

By Bus

Buses run about every three minutes leaving from the town centre on High Row or about every ten minutes from Bank Top main railway station. Alight at Station Road and follow the signs to the Museum (approximately a 3  minute walk).
To check bus times and numbers contact traveline on 0871 200 22 33 or visit the traveline website.