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Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway
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Please click on the event title for full information, including locations, times and whether booking is required. Registrations will automatically close 24 hours before the event to give us time to process them. Please contact us at secretary@sdr1825.org.uk after this as we may be able to accommodate you if we have spaces left.
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Our April 2025 members meeting will take place on Thursday 3rd April at Darlington Cricket Club starting at 7pm. Papers will be circulated to members in advance of the meeting. |
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A linear walk from Eaglescliffe Station to St. John’s Crossing & coal staithes, Stockton via Preston Park & Yarm Road curve. Meet at Eaglescliffe Station for 10:30am. Distance about 4 miles. Terrain is a mixture of paved and gravel paths. |
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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 […]
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Hackworth’s engineering prowess and ingenuity brought the power needed to accomplish and underpin the ever-expanding enterprise that was the S&DR. His contribution, talent and ingenuity played a vital part in the early days from 1827 to 1840; something that has been left standing neglected on the sidings. Time for a reckoning up; a recovery of […]
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Darlington Town Centre and the Quaker burial ground. 1.5 miles (2 km), 1 hour 30 Mins. Maximum group size 12. No dogs (except guide dogs). Very Easy. In Darlington’s Quaker burial ground, many members of the Pease and Backhouse families are buried. These were the characters responsible for the development of the Stockton and Darlington […]
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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 […]
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A circular walk along the original S&DR Yarm Branch Line from Allen's West Station into Yarm, returning via Yarm Road & footbridge across the original Leeds Northern Line. Meet at Allen's West Station for 10:30am. Distance about 4 miles. Terrain is a mixture of paved and gravel paths. |
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This 6 mile easy going walk will start outside North Road Station and finish at Fighting Cocks with a return by Train from Dinsdale Station to North Road Station. Dog Friendly
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A linear walk from St. John’s Crossing to Eaglescliffe Station via Site of 1830 S&DR Suspension Bridge & Preston Park. Meet at Stockton Town Hall for 10:30am. Distance about 3.5 miles. Terrain is a mixture of paved and gravel paths with a short walk next to the River Tees under the A66 and 2 railway […] |
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The May 2025 members meeting will take place at Darlington Cricket Club at 7pm on Thursday 1st May 2025. Papers will be circulated to members in advance of the meeting. |
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This approximately 2.5 mile circular walk takes you on a tour of the industrial past of this important rural market town. It will explore how it became a transpennine railway hub after a long battle with the Duke of Cleveland for it to have a railway connection at all. Learn about how the railway affected […]
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