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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 […]
At 12:12pm on the 27th September there will be a celebratory garden party at Station House, Station Road, St Helen Auckland, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 9EX with a short walk along the line to Hummerbeck bridge. Please email John Raw (jraw2883@aol.com) if you're intending to attend for catering purposes.
The date for our AGM this year will be Saturday 28th of October and will be held at the Georgian Theatre in Stockton. Details still to be announced.
Details yet to be announced. Watch this space!
We’ve reached the final meeting of the year and as is tradition, we will be holding a shortened December meeting at the Railway Tavern, High Northgate, Darlington followed by a bring and share buffet. There will also be book stalls and Caroline will be bringing a selection of fantastic Railway Station giftware, so you can […]
The North East Region of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers is pleased to present a talk on the History of The Stockton and Darlington Railway by Caroline Hardie. The presentation will be in the Elm Meeting room of the Darlington Friends Meeting House, 6 Skinnergate, Darlington DL3 7NB, at 6pm on Wednesday January 24th 2024. […]
Our February 2024 Members Meeting will be held at Darlington Cricket Club. Non-members are welcome to attend but will not be able to vote on items. Papers will be sent to members and published here the Monday before the meeting.
Enjoy a tour of the G5 locomotive works followed by a social drink. Contact John Raw for more information jraw2883@aol.com