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SUMMARY:Allens West Station to Eaglescliffe Station Railway Walk
DESCRIPTION:A linear walk from Allen’s West Station to Eaglescliffe Station via Preston park \nMeet at Allen’s West Station for 10:30am \nDistance about 3.5 miles \nTerrain is a mixture of paved and gravel paths with a short path across a grassed area.
URL:https://sdr1825.org.uk/event/allens-west-station-to-eaglescliffe-station-railway-walk/
LOCATION:Allen’s West Station\, Eaglescliffe\, TS16 0FE
CATEGORIES:Walking Festival
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SUMMARY:First Miles of the S&DR
DESCRIPTION:This walk will meet at Phoenix Row near the farthest western point of the line. Walking up the Etherley incline\, you will get a flavour of the rural nature of the Early S&DR and the scale of the earthworks required to provide a straight route to Shildon.\nThe walk is 2.4 miles and involves some gradients and walking along footpaths. No stiles\, dog friendly\, approximately 4.2miles\, sturdy footwear required.\nThis is a ticketed event and requires the registration form completing for each person attending by pressing the book this event button and following the instructions on the form:
URL:https://sdr1825.org.uk/event/first-miles-of-the-sdr-2/
LOCATION:Outside the Former Methodist Chapel\, Phoenix Row\, Phoenix Row\, Witton Park\, DL14 0DF\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Walking Festival
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SUMMARY:Free Guided Walk: Walk from Eaglescliffe Station to St. John's Crossing Stockton
DESCRIPTION:A linear Walk from Eaglescliffe Station to St John’s Crossing\, Stockton via Preston Park \nThis is a ticketed event and requires the registration form completing for each person attending by pressing the book this event button and following the instructions on the form:
URL:https://sdr1825.org.uk/event/walk-from-eaglescliffe-station-to-st-johns-crossing-stockton/
LOCATION:Eaglescliffe Station
CATEGORIES:Walking Festival
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SUMMARY:Free Talk: The Quaker Dominance on the S&DR & the Mines & Villages of County Durham
DESCRIPTION:It’s part of the significance of the S&DR to understand how it built a region. Our line\, the S&DR\, would never have existed as we know it without Tyneside engineering OR the business skill of Quakers. Their investment was existential to the 1825 line and to the 1830 Middlesbrough Estate\, but then continued full speed under Sir Joseph Pease (1799-1872)\, whose companies are usually quoted as attaining 10\,000 workers. \nHowever\, his story* is usually about Darlington\, its grand houses and politics rather than the integrated business combine of railway extensions\, new villages and mines in the Durham coalfield.  The talk identifies his ten coal mines by 1869 with successive extensions of the S&DR rail companies\, notably the 1858 route using more inclines to reach the Deerness valley at Esh Winning\, one of the Quaker built villages where historians do find a better benevolent layout with schools etc. \n*As in editions of the Northern Echo Memories and our Workshop at the Darlington Meeting House: https://sdr1825.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/The-Quaker-Line-Alan-Townsend-Ed.pdf \nThis talk is given by Professor Alan Townsend\, Vice Chair Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway\, Emeritus Professor of Geography\, Durham University. \nThis is a ticketed event and requires the registration form completing for each person attending by pressing the book this event button and following the instructions on the form:
URL:https://sdr1825.org.uk/event/the-quaker-dominance-on-the-sdr-the-mines-villages-of-county-durham/
LOCATION:Shildon Railway Institute\, Shildon\, DL4 2JJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Walking Festival
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SUMMARY:Free Guided Walk: Why the Railway came to Darlington (daytime walk)
DESCRIPTION:Why the Railway came to Darlington (daytime walk)\nDarlington Town Centre to Hopetown Railway Visitor Attraction.\n1.5 miles (2.5 km)\, 1 hour 30 minutes. Mostly on pavements. Maximum group size 12. No dogs (except guide dogs). Easy to Moderate. \nWe will visit some of the key sites and learn about some of the people behind the birth of the world’s first passenger railway\, the Stockton & Darlington Railway\, which is 200 years old in September 2025. \nThe walk explores the origins and early years of the Railway including some significant buildings. We will also see how central Darlington has changed since 1825. \nAt the end of the walk you can choose to learn more about the development of the railway at the Hopetown visitor attraction (free ticketed entry). If you would like us to book this for you\, please indicate using the notes field on the registration form when registering attendees.\nDon’t miss this opportunity to get some exercise while discovering the rich history of the area! \nThis is a ticketed event and requires the registration form completing for each person attending by pressing the book this event button and following the instructions on the form:
URL:https://sdr1825.org.uk/event/why-the-railway-came-to-darlington-daytime-walk/
LOCATION:Darlington Market Place Circular Benches by entrance to St Cuthbert’s Churchyard what3words ///deputy.pies.doing\, Church Lane\, Darlington\, DL1 5QD
CATEGORIES:Walking Festival
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SUMMARY:Free Guided Walk: Shildon Circular Walk
DESCRIPTION:Shildon Circular Walk taking in many of the historical sites of Shildon’s railway past\, including Brusselton and it’s Georgian history.\nApproximately 5.8miles Dog friendly\nSome field walking\, 5 stiles (good order)\, steady gradient\nCalling at the former Wagonworks Canteen\nThis is a ticketed event and requires the registration form completing for each person attending by pressing the book this event button and following the instructions on the form:
URL:https://sdr1825.org.uk/event/shildon-circular-walk-2/
LOCATION:Locomotion\, Shildon\, Dale Road\, Shildon\, DL4 2RE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Walking Festival
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SUMMARY:Free Guided Walk: Why the Railway came to Darlington (daytime walk)
DESCRIPTION:Why the Railway came to Darlington (daytime walk)\nDarlington Town Centre to Hopetown Railway Visitor Attraction.\n1.5 miles (2.5 km)\, 1 hour 30 minutes. Mostly on pavements. Maximum group size 12. No dogs (except guide dogs). Easy to Moderate. \nWe will visit some of the key sites and learn about some of the people behind the birth of the world’s first passenger railway\, the Stockton & Darlington Railway\, which is 200 years old in September 2025. \nThe walk explores the origins and early years of the Railway including some significant buildings. We will also see how central Darlington has changed since 1825. \nAt the end of the walk you can choose to learn more about the development of the railway at the Hopetown visitor attraction (free ticketed entry). If you would like us to book this for you\, please indicate using the notes field on the registration form when registering attendees.\nDon’t miss this opportunity to get some exercise while discovering the rich history of the area! \nThis is a ticketed event and requires the registration form completing for each person attending by pressing the book this event button and following the instructions on the form:
URL:https://sdr1825.org.uk/event/why-the-railway-came-to-darlington-daytime-walk-2/
LOCATION:Darlington Market Place Circular Benches by entrance to St Cuthbert’s Churchyard what3words ///deputy.pies.doing\, Church Lane\, Darlington\, DL1 5QD
CATEGORIES:Walking Festival
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