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.
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
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.
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Fees
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
Researchers welcome return of plans
October 2011 - Thanks to a generous donation from the Ken Hoole Trust an important book from the archives at Head of Steam Museum has been conserved, scanned and rebound.
The North Eastern Railway ‘Collieries, Works and Sidings’ Book from the Ken Hoole Collection dates from 1895 and is a much used resource in the Ken Hoole Study Centre.
The plans are regularly accessed by the public and were starting to show signs of damage after years of use on the railways and by researchers. The resource has now been preserved for future generations.