While I was out Kris Hoellen, Executive Director of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum got in touch and invited me over that same afternoon or Wednesday afternoon – brilliant to make contact directly. Unfortunately, it was too late to travel over (it takes about 2 hours from where I’m staying) on Tuesday, and Wednesday […]
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Taking the S&DR to the World: 15th October 2019
Really big day today! John and I met with Peter Liebhold, curator, Division of Work and Industry, at the Museum of American History at the Smithsonian – his remit includes rail transport and a lot more, including business and finance history. We had a very fruitful discussion and have laid the foundations for a productive […]
Taking the S&DR to the World: 14th October 2019
No S&DR appointments today – so we took a Metro into Washington (great system here) and visited the Museum of African American History and Culture. What a place! It’s been opened for three years and has had more than 6m visitors so far. I can’t tell you how inspirational it was – they even had […]
Taking the S&DR to the World: 13th October 2019
We arrived in Washington DC yesterday evening. Turns out our friends’ mother grew up in Baltimore and lives nearby. She is staying with our friends, looking after their house and a dog called ‘Woodie’ (after Woodrow Wilson) and is 76. She immediately said she would drive me to Baltimore to the B&O and show me […]
Taking the S&DR to the World: 11th October 2019
I’m out here to make international contacts for the S&DR using a British Council/Heritage Alliance Travel Grant so on Friday I drove for four hours to College Station, Bryan Texas in a huge vehicle – an SUV – and on the wrong side of the road! I’ve never driven over here before but I did […]
Taking the S&DR to the World: 9th October 2019
I’ve been helping at the Summit for five years but this is the first time I have actually presented myself – my first real attempt to take the story of the S&DR out there to a number of American and international companies and organisations – including Microsoft. People come from as far afield as South […]
Taking the S&DR to the World: 4th October 2019
Chair of the Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, Trish Pemberton is travelling to the United States to develop relationships with American institutions and bodies in the run up to the 200th Anniversary of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway. Over the next few weeks you can read her blog here and […]
Chair’s Annual Report September 2019
Chair’s Annual Report September 4th 2019Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway Welcome to everyone who has taken the time to attend our AGM. I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has contributed to the work and development of the Friends over the past year, not least of all the trustees. […]
Chair’s Report, July 2019
Thursday July 4th 2019 Once again – it’s time to update you on what has been happening in the last month so here goes! This will be complemented by an update at our meeting on Thursday night from our HAZ manager, Richie Starrs, and we are extremely grateful for the energy and commitment he is […]
Chair’s Report – June 2019
Welcome once again to the chair’s report – incorporating the vice-chair’s report. Another busy month has passed and there is, as usual, a good deal to tell you about. The chair and vice-chair attended the Rail Heritage Board meeting at the start of May and afterwards attended a short ‘catch up’ meeting with Linda Tuttiett […]
