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Railway 200 celebrations were the biggest rail-themed celebrations across the globe
Tag: S&DR
LNER commissions a poem to celebrate S&DR200
London North Eastern Railway (LNER) has commissioned a poem to celebrate the bicentenary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR).
County Durham heritage railway to feature on BBC programme
Weardale Railway has revealed that it is to feature in Michael Portillo’s new BBC2 series 200 Years of the Railways.
Stockton and Darlington Railway to Launch Trail of Discovery
The Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) has announced the launch of its Trail of Discovery.
£250,000 grant for Railway 200 Exhibition train as full intinary announced – including The Greatest Gathering
Network Rail has confirmed that internary for the Railway 200 exhibition train, which will run around the UK.
Drone event to help celebrate Railway 200 in Durham
The S&DR200 festival - marking the two hundredth anniversary of the passenger railway journey between Stockton and Dalrington - is to launch with …
New £2 coin marks Railway 200
The Royal Mint marks Railway 200, as many other events are scheduled to take place across the UK
200th Anniversary of the railways to kick off with locomotive ‘whistle off’
In Darlington on 19 September, organisations and communities were encouraged to become involved in Railway 200 celebrations to mark 200 years of the m…
Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust makes donation to Rail Trolley Trust
Three flat trolleys have been donated to the Rail Trolley Trust by the Somerset & Dorset Railway Trust as they vacate the Washford site.
Two railway sites in Historic England’s updated National Heritage list
Historic England has added two important railway sites in Darlington and Wigan to the National Heritage List for England throughout 2023.
