# Tanfield Railway Trust Limited

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1072449
- **Other names:** THE TYNESIDE LOCOMOTIVE MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED, TYNESIDE LOCOMOTIVE MUSEUM TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 13, 1998
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1072449


## Contact

- **Address:** Tanfield Railway, Marley Hill Engine Shed, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- **Postcode:** NE16 5ET
- **Phone:** 07880801261
- **Email:** trust@tanfield-railway.co.uk
- **Website:** www.tanfield-railway.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY ACQUIRING HOUSING AND EXHIBITING AND CONSERVING RESTORING AND REPAIRING OBJECTS AND COLLECTIONS OF AN EDUCATIONAL NATURE AND BY ESTABLISHING ACQUIRING MANAGING AND MAINTAINING MUSEUMS GALLERIES LIBRARIES AND OTHER PLACES WHERE SUCH PURPOSES MAY BE ACHIEVED AND WHERE EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH AND ENQUIRY AND THE EXCHANGE AND DISSEMINATION OF RELEVANT VIEWS AND INFORMATION MAY HAPPEN

**Activities:** Preserving the railway heritage of North East England, particularly industrial and independent railways and local locomotive builders.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Durham
- Gateshead



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31, 2025 | £262737 | £65120 | — | — |
| July 31, 2024 | £75102 | £15436 | — | — |
| July 31, 2023 | £113030 | £60755 | — | — |
| July 31, 2022 | £47586 | £91040 | — | — |
| July 31, 2021 | £58291 | £65190 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **DEREK WILLIAM SMITH** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 12, 2019
- David Champion — appointed Feb. 20, 2026
- Frank Stuart Palmer — appointed May 9, 2025
- IAN COWAN
- John Hodgson — appointed Sept. 11, 2024
- RICHARD GARDINER CHARLTON — appointed May 18, 2012