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News and updates from the Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway

The Big Spring Clean Comes to the S&DR

February 20, 2019February 20, 2019 Jonathan Ratcliffe

Volunteers from across County Durham came together to take part in Durham County Council’s Big Spring Clean which last Thursday set it’s sights on the section of the Stockton & Darlington Railway between Shildon and Newton Aycliffe.

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Stockton & Darlington Railway Heritage, Come Have Your Say.

February 16, 2019February 16, 2019 Jonathan Ratcliffe

We need your help to shape the future of our unique railway heritage in the run-up to the 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in September 2025.

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Lord Foster – A Message from the Chair

January 29, 2019January 29, 2019 Jonathan Ratcliffe

Lord Derek Foster, a Tribute from the Chair “As many of you may already have seen in the press, our distinguished patron and President, Lord Derek Foster has passed away at the age of 81, as a result of cancer. I am deeply saddened as during my first years living in County Durham he was […]

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Historic Stockton & Darlington Railway Plaque Restored

September 27, 2018February 20, 2019 Jonathan Ratcliffe

A little piece of our railway history was restored and returned to its rightful place on 27 September 2018 when the 1925 plaque celebrating 100 years of railways (and the S&DR in particular) was reinstalled on the building at St John’s Crossing, Stockton-on-Tees.

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Taking the S&DR to the World

Chair of the Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, Trish Pemberton is on a Heritage Alliance funded trip to the United States to build relationships with American institutions and the Stockton & Darlington Railway.

Read her blog here.

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