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Join us on Saturday 17th May between 1pm and 4pm at Shildon's historic Railway Institute for our How the Railways came to Shildon History Day. Featuring model railway displays and a range of stalls selling food, books and memorabilia. There will be history talks taking place throughout the afternoon from a number of speakers. Tickets […]
A linear walk from Allen's West Station to St. John’s Crossing & coal staithes, Stockton via Preston Park & Yarm Road curve. Meet at Allen's West Station for 10:30am. Distance about 5 miles. Terrain is a mixture of paved and gravel paths with a short path across a grassed area.
As we're into the Stockton & Darlington Railway Bicentenary year, we're teaming up with the Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway and Jane Hackworth-Young to present a series of talks at Timothy Hackworth's own Institute. Dave Reynolds is Chair of Shildon Railway Institute and the author of "An Insatiable First - 190 Years of […]
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 a shared use route on the National Cycling Network). Moderate (level gradient but stamina required). Stout footwear recommended. This walk follows the trackbed of an […]
The Teesdale Railway History Group of the Friends will be taking part in the Barnard Castle Meet float parade on Monday 26th May. The parade will leave the Leisure Centre Car Park at 1pm and proceed through the town centre to Barnard Castle School. The float has been put together to the design of Catherine […]
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 12. No dogs (except guide dogs). Easy to Moderate. We will visit some of the key sites and learn about some of the people behind […]
This circular tour of West Auckland will take in the historic remains of the S&DR in the village.
The next guided walk at the Stockton end of the line is on Wednesday 28 May. Meet in Preston Park (near Butterfly World) for 10:30am. for a 3 mile linear walk to St. John’s Crossing and 5 Railway Bridges in Stockton. Terrain is a mixture of paved and gravel paths.
Locomotion, Shildon
The June 2025 Members Meeting will take place at Darlington Cricket Club on Thursday 5th June 2025 starting at 7pm. Papers will be circulated to members in advance of the meeting.