by Station Master | 30,Apr,2020 | Uncategorized
Lockdown Lecture no.2 is all about What Survives of the 1825 S&DR. It’s a longer one this time, just under 40 minutes, which is perhaps a testament to how much survives! So you might need your lunch box and a flask of tea for this one! As with the first...
by Station Master | 28,Feb,2020 | History, Uncategorized
Thomas Greener's model steam engine 1836 This little model engine was built by Thomas Greener in 1836 and can now be seen at the award-winning Brass, Steel and Fire at the National Railway Museum, York, until 13th April and then at the Science Museum, London from...
by Station Master | 28,Feb,2020 | Uncategorized
Found this on You Tube. Hilarious silent comedy from 1923 featuring a replica Rocket, a dog, a donkey and the most malleable iron rails you ever did...
by Station Master | 21,Jan,2020 | Uncategorized
Here is an extract from a newspaper in May 1824 commissioning the building of the Skerne Bridge in Darlington. Our Skerne Bridge collection continues to celebrate this structure with a range of UK made bespoke gifts featuring the bridge. Visit our Skerne Bridge...
by Station Master | 30,Nov,2019 | Uncategorized
Since the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1825, celebrations have been held every 50 or 100 years. On each occasion, people gather from across the world to celebrate the start of the modern railway. In 1925 the celebrations were attended by HRH the...
by Station Master | 11,Nov,2019 | Uncategorized
Our gift shop is not just stocked with beautiful British made gifts that celebrate our railway heritage. It is designed to spread the word about the development of our railways from humble beginnings and how our early railways such as the Stockton & Darlington...
