by Station Master | 6,Feb,2025 | History
Hello and welcome to the 12th and final episode of Tales from the Rails. In this concluding episode, titled End of the Line, hosts Caroline Hardie, Archie MacKay, and Angela Pickering reflect on the history of the S&DR through the lens of its darker... 
by Station Master | 2,Jan,2025 | History
Welcome to the 11th episode of Tales from the Rails, a podcast dedicated to uncovering the hidden stories of the Stockton & Darlington Railway. This month, hosts Caroline Hardie and Angela Pickering explore the overlooked contributions of women in the... 
by Station Master | 17,Aug,2024 | History
George Stephenson fell in love with Elizabeth Hindmarsh, known as Betty, in the late 1790s, when he was under 20 years old. They met in secret in her family’s orchard. When George asked permission from her father for her hand in marriage, he refused because George was... 
by Station Master | 2,May,2024 | History
Listen to the latest podcast by the Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway here. In this month’s Tales from the Rails … Experience the birth and transformation of the world’s earliest railway station This month’s podcast is all about the... by Station Master | 27,Mar,2024 | History, Uncategorized
In this month’s Tales from the Rails … We’ll focus on just what is so important about the Stockton & Darlington Railway? Why all the fuss? And why is the whole country marking its 200th anniversary in 2025, not just the residents of Stockton and... by Station Master | 22,Mar,2024 | History, Uncategorized
The first S&DR podcast, Tails from the Rails, published on the 27th February 2024 is available here. Journey back in time to 1825 with our podcast series, Tales from the Rails. Hosted by archaeologist and trustee of the Friends of Stockton & Darlington...
