by Jonathan Ratcliffe | Feb 17, 2025
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. The walk...
by Jonathan Ratcliffe | Feb 13, 2025
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...
by Jonathan Ratcliffe | Feb 13, 2025
This 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:
by Jonathan Ratcliffe | Feb 13, 2025
Why the Railway came to Darlington (evening walk) Darlington Town Centre to the Railway Tavern 1.5 miles (2.5 km), 1 hour 30 minutes. Mostly on pavements. Maximum group size 12. No dogs (except guide dogs). Evening walk only, in the late spring / summer. Easy to...
by Jonathan Ratcliffe | Feb 13, 2025
This approximately 4 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....
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