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The Stockton & Darlington Railway 1825-2025 Pictorial Journey

The Stockton & Darlington Railway 1825-2025 Pictorial Journey

by Caroline Hardie-Hammond | Oct 18, 2024 | News

It is coming up to the time when our beautiful new arty limited edition coffee table book will be going to the designers. That means it’s your last chance to be listed at the front as a subscriber. So if you’d like to pre-order this book and become a subscriber, then...
S&DR 200 RESEARCH ON THE RAILS PRIZE COMPETITION

S&DR 200 RESEARCH ON THE RAILS PRIZE COMPETITION

by Caroline Hardie-Hammond | Oct 18, 2024 | Events, Events 2025, News

Cleveland and Teesside Local History Society and the Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway are collaborating in offering an S&DR 200 Research Prize Competition for original research into the S&DR. The best entries will be published in their journals...
Book Launch 27th September at Locomotion

Book Launch 27th September at Locomotion

by Caroline Hardie-Hammond | Sep 15, 2024 | Events, Members

On behalf of Husqvarna and the Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, we have pleasure in inviting Friends to the formal launch of our walk booklet covering Shildon to Heighington on the 27th September from 4.00pm until 6.30pm at Locomotion’s main hall in...
S&DR House Plaques John Proud Collection

S&DR House Plaques John Proud Collection

by Caroline Hardie-Hammond | Sep 14, 2024 | Archives Of The S&DR

John Proud Collection Copyright Statement The John Proud collection consists of a number of photographs of locomotives, S&DR houses with the distinctive S&DR plaques and S&DR buildings and structures, mostly taken by John Proud in the 1970s. The collection...
S&DR 26 mile takeover day 20th August

S&DR 26 mile takeover day 20th August

by Caroline Hardie-Hammond | Aug 9, 2024 | Events, News

1am – 3pm Darlington Market Place
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