200 Years of The Stockton & Darlington Railway
Find out what is taking place as we approach 27th September 2025…200 years since the start of the railway that got the world on track!
Events…
Artists launch new works to kick off countdown to the railway bicentenary
New songs, poems and films by North East artists were launched in Darlington this week on Wednesday 27 September to mark the two year count down to the bicentenary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway. The performance, titled ‘Storylines live’, took place at The...
Tidying the Gaunless Bridge Area
Could as many members as possible give a couple of hours on Thursday 21st September from 11.00 to tidy the area around the Gaunless Abutments in West Auckland. Please meet at the former Station Master's house at West Auckland. Please come equipped with gardening...
Shildon Railway Institute
Railway related fun and games inside and outside The Stute on the 16th September. More details to follow.
Book Launch 4th March 2023 at the Railway Institute
Friends of the NRM (NE Branch) – Talks for 2023
The Friends of the NRM (NE Branch) arranges talks on the last Saturday of each month at Locomotion in the Sunday School Building, DL4 1PQ at 10.30am. The talks are free; tea and coffee available. Doors open 10a.m. Saturday, 28th January 2023: Richard Barber: ‘The...
S&DR Heritage festival events
Details of this year's S&DR HAZ/Heritage Open Days ‘festival’ can be found here: 2022 S&DR Heritage Festival HAZ and HoDs
Change of date for our monthly meeting
Friends Monthly Meeting. We usually hold our regular monthly meeting on the first Thursday of the month, but this month you may have noticed there is a certain royal celebration going on! PLEASE NOTE the FSDR monthly meeting for June will be on Thursday 9th June, 7:10...
Bicentenary of the laying of the first rail on the Stockton & Darlington Railway on the 23 May
To commemorate the bicentenary of the laying of the first rail on the Stockton & Darlington Railway on the 23 May 1822, we are walking from Eaglescliffe Station to the Town Hall on Stockton High Street on the 23rd May 2022, then on to St. John’s Crossing. For...
Friends of SDR May Meeting | Friday 7th May 2021
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Bicentenary Celebrations | 27th September 2025
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