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  • Visit to Tanfield Railway

    Tanfield Railway

    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 […]

  • Visit to the National Railway Museum, York

    National Railway Museum, York

    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 […]

  • Walking the LIne at Locomotion photo Jonathan Radcliffe

    Shildon Circular Railway Guided Walk

    Locomotion, Shildon Dale Road, Shildon, United Kingdom

    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 […]

    Free

  • 198th Anniversary event at Locomotion Shildon

    Locomotion, Shildon Dale Road, Shildon, United Kingdom

    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 […]

  • 198th anniversary Garden Party (members only)

    Stationmaster's House, West Auckland , United Kingdom

    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 […]

  • Friends’ AGM 2023

    Georgian Theatre, Stockton Green Dragon Yard,, Stockton-on-Tees

    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.

  • December Meeting & Christmas Social

    The Railway Tavern, Darlington High Northgate, Darlington, United Kingdom

    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 […]

  • The opening day painted by John Dobbin in 1875. Dobbin attended the opening day in 1825 when he was ten years old. The train is passing over the Skerne Bridge in Darlington, hauled by Locomotion No.1. The passenger coach Experiment can be seen amongst the waggons. Photo: Darlington Borough Council

    Talk: The History of the Stockton & Darlington Railway

    Friends Meeting House Darlington 6 Skinnergate, Darlington

    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 […]

    Free