by Station Master | 23,May,2022 | Events, History
On the 23rd May 1822, 200 years ago today, the first rail was ceremonially laid for the S&DR at St. John’s Well in Stockton. It was put in place by Thomas Meynell Esq., who lived at the Friarage in Yarm. He was Chairman of the S&DR Company and led a local band... 
by Station Master | 12,Mar,2020 | Events
On the 11th March 2020 the prime minister Boris Johnson waded into the argument regarding where Locomotion No.1 should stay – in its current home at the Head of Steam Museum in Darlington or at Locomotion in Shildon which is part of the Science Group which legally... 
by Station Master | 20,Nov,2019 | Events
The Railway Institute in Shildon (78 Redworth Road, Shildon, DL4 2JJ) has been in existence since 1833, although the present-day building dates to 1911. The Institute as an organisation is therefore the oldest railway institute in the world. On the 30th November we... 
by Website Admin | 28,Oct,2019 | Events
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