by Station Master | 16,Sep,2022 | History
On this day, 16th September, in 1824, the S&DR sub-committee ordered two locomotive engines from Robert Stephenson & Co costing £500 each. The first engine was delivered in time for the opening day on the 27th September 1825 and was known as ‘Active’, but... 
by Station Master | 6,Jul,2022 | History
On this day (6th July) in 1824, the foundation stone for the Skerne Bridge in Darlington was laid by Francis Mewburn, the Stockton & Darlington Railway Company’s solicitor. This was the largest engineered stone-built structure on the line and technically one... 
by Station Master | 22,Jun,2022 | History
Joseph Pease (1799-1872) was the third oldest child of Edward and Rachel Pease. When he was 6 months old the family moved into a house on Northgate in Darlington and he presumably lived there until he married Emma Gurney in 1826. He started his S&DR career at the... 
by Station Master | 30,May,2022 | History
Edward Pease (1767-1858) was a wool merchant married to Rachel Whitwell and is often referred to as “the father of the railways”. In fact, he was retired when he became active in the development of the railway and it soon became a family venture with his sons Joseph... 
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,May,2022 | History
Two hundred years ago today (13th May 1822), construction work started on the Stockton & Darlington Railway under the supervision of George Stephenson (Holmes 1975, 8). By the 21st May, Stephenson was able to write to the S&DR Committee with an update on...
