Grand Cinema: The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)

Saturday, 31st May 2025 3pm

Transport yourself to the golden age of cinema with a nostalgic afternoon in our beautifully restored 1950s Grand Cinema. The Grand cinema, from Ryhope, in Sunderland, has been recreated and brought to life, in our 1950s Town.

Volunteers take over their local passenger train service (against bus company resistance) when the government announces its closure.

This film was selected as part of our ‘Festival of Transport’ event.

Ticket Prices

Adult £12.50
Wheelchair Accessible Seat £10.00
Child (16 & under) £10.00

Tickets for Grand Cinema Events must be pre-booked online (subject to availability) and will not be available to buy at the museum. You don’t need to pay museum admission to attend a cinema event, you just need to purchase cinema tickets. You will be able to enter the museum up to an hour before the showing time. Beamish Unlimited Passes and Friends of Beamish memberships are not valid for this event. Please show your Grand Cinema Ticket at the Entrance.

You may also like the following events from Beamish Museum:

• Next Saturday, 17th May, 02:30 pm, Grand Cinema: Captain Horatio Hornblower (1951) in Stanley
• Next Sunday, 18th May, 03:00 pm, Grand Cinema: The Purple Mask (1955) in Stanley
• This month, 24th May, 10:00 am, Festival of Transport 2025 in Stanley

Also check out other Festivals in Stanley, Entertainment events in Stanley.