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Visit the gardens first laid out by Thomas Storey of the S&DR. This event is part of the National Garden Scheme and costs £4 for adults which is donated to charity. Children can attend for free and dogs are also welcome. Storey's former house is at 67 Manor Road, St. Helen Auckland. THOMAS STOREY (1789-1859) […]
SATURDAY 24th and SUNDAY 25th SEPTEMBER – Celebrating the 197th Anniversary of the Opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway – at Shildon and Darlington. More details to follow.
TUESDAY 27th SEPTEMBER – The actual 197th Anniversary – Walk Witton Colliery via Phoenix Row and Etherley to West Auckland and the Station Master’s House (To be led by Members of Etherley incline & Witton Park Group and WASH).
Our annual AGM will be held at the Welcome building (former Sunday School) at Locomotion from 10.30am - 4.30pm. This will include speakers on the Shildon Coal Drops, progress towards 2025, Edward Pease's House in Darlington and the film The Laying of the First Rail. The full programme for the day can be found here: […]
The ‘HIGHLAND RAILWAY – The Line & Stations that opened from 1855 to 1863’ by KEN HODGSON A long time Member of the FNRM, Ken is a fantastic photographer and speaker. Saturday 27th May 2023 in the SUNDAY SCHOOL BUILDING at LOCOMOTION, SHILDON, DL4 1PG. (See location on a map) Doors open 10am for 10.30 am Entrance […]
17 August (Thursday) - Visit to Tanfield Railway. Arrive 10.30am at Andrews House car park. Tour of yard area, shed, workshops, etc. (toilets available in carriage shed) Buffet lunch in Andrews House Station (toilets available) Guided walk along the track from Andrews House to Causey. See waggonway interpretation site and Causey Arch. Continue to East […]
29 August (Tuesday) - Visit to the National Railway Museum, York - guided tour around parts of the extensive archive department. Arrive 11.00 am at the NRM - location to be decided, will send final information for those who are on the visit. You will make your own way to the museum. Group size 10 […]
Discover Shildon's historic place in the industrial revolution with this circular walk between the key sites in the world's first railway town though the story of the Stockton & Darlington Railway and Timothy Hackworth. This circular walk will take around 3-4 hours to complete at a gentle pace. We will start outside the collection building […]
The Friends of the S&DR is celebrating the 198th Anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway over the weekend of 23rd and 24th September at Locomotion, Shildon, Co Durham DL4 2RE from 10am to 4pm each day. The Friends and its associated groups will have stalls together with heritage displays and there will be other […]