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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 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 […]

  • 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 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 […]

  • 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 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 […]

    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 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 […]

  • 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 to Hummerbeck bridge. Please email John Raw (jraw2883@aol.com) if you're intending to attend for catering purposes.

  • 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 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 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 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. […]

    Free