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  • Free Guided Walk: St Helen Auckland Railway Walk

    St. Helen Auckland parish church Manor Road, St. Helen Auckland, United Kingdom

    This is a ticketed event and requires the registration form completing for each person attending by pressing the book this event button and following the instructions on the form:

    Free

  • Free Talk: The S&DR: Recovering the Timothy Hackworth Deficit

    Shildon Railway Institute Shildon, United Kingdom

    Hackworth’s engineering prowess and ingenuity brought the power needed to accomplish and underpin the ever-expanding enterprise that was the S&DR. His contribution, talent and ingenuity played a vital part in […]

    Free

  • Free Guided Walk: Pease and Backhouse – the families who brought the S&DR to life

    Darlington Market Place Circular Benches by entrance to St Cuthbert's Churchyard what3words ///deputy.pies.doing Church Lane, Darlington

    Darlington Town Centre and the Quaker burial ground. 1.5 miles (2 km), 1 hour 30 Mins.  Maximum group size 12.  No dogs (except guide dogs).  Very Easy. In Darlington’s Quaker […]

    Free

  • Free Guided Walk: The Fighting Cocks Line

    entrance to Middleton St George Play Park and Field ///validated.unwind.expert Station Road, Middleton St George, United Kingdom

    The Fighting Cocks Line Middleton St George to Darlington 5.5 miles (8.5 km), 3 hours 15 mins Maximum group size 20. Mostly along off-road paths. Dogs on leads (this is […]

    Free

  • Free Guided Walk: Yarm Branchline Circular Walk

    Allen's West Station Eaglescliffe

    A circular walk along the original S&DR Yarm Branch Line from Allen's West Station into Yarm, returning via Yarm Road & footbridge across the original Leeds Northern Line. Meet at […]

  • Free Guided Walk: Teesdale Railway Walk

    Teesdale Leisure Centre Carpark Teesdale Leisure Centre, Stathmore Road, Barnard Castle, United Kingdom

    This approximately 2.5 mile circular walk takes you on a tour of the industrial past of this important rural market town. It will explore how it became a transpennine railway […]

    Free

  • Free Guided Walk: Why the Railway came to Darlington (daytime walk)

    Darlington Market Place Circular Benches by entrance to St Cuthbert's Churchyard what3words ///deputy.pies.doing Church Lane, Darlington

    Why the Railway came to Darlington (daytime walk) Darlington Town Centre to Hopetown Railway Visitor Attraction. 1.5 miles (2.5 km), 1 hour 30 minutes. Mostly on pavements. Maximum group size […]

    Free

  • Free Guided Walk: Black Boy Incline Walk

    By Waggon at the bottom of Cheapside, Shildon 1 Cheapside, Shildon

    This 4.2 mile circular walk around Shildon will take you around the Black Boy inclines of the S&DR. Dog Friendly

    Free