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Located in Main Hall, Railway Firsts highlights a collection of well-known and unusual stories that have shaped the railways and our history.
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In March 2025 the iconic statue of Robert Stephenson, previously sited at London Euston station, will be unveiled at Locomotion thanks to Network Rail.
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Various locations throughout March to August 2025 S&DR200 Presents: Trains have been part of our lives for 200 years. This project is a participation project that encourages visitors to reminisce about a journey that they remember.
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This bespoke touring library exhibition will travel round the region and showcases the Stockton and Darlington Railway's history using high-quality reproductions of important artifacts and documents found and brought together from archives across the UK.
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Film Screening of 'Iron & Steam - The Dawn of the Stockton & Darlington Railway' investigates how this ground-breaking line came to be, as well as exploring the early mineral railways that led to this incredible achievement
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Marking the official start of S&DR200, All Change is an unmissable show in Bishop Auckland at 11Arches.
S&DR200 presents Railway Pioneers - Celebrating the Railway Rockstars of the Past
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Available from May 2025 players will learn more about the pioneering innovations of the S&DR via augmented reality and explore key locations in immersive and dynamic ways.
A week-long celebration of the history of railways.
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Through authentic voices from letters, diaries, court papers, and other day-to-day records from their collections, The Story will uncover the impact of the Stockton & Darlington Railway on the socio-economic fabric of the region both then to now.
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From June to September 2025 at Locomotion, Shildon and Stockton , two special public art installations will be unveiled in 2025.
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Launching the summer programme, this exhibition will include the winning and commended photographs in the nationwide competition organised by the National Railway Museum & the Railway Photographic Society.
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This special exhibition explores the inextricable link between coal mining and the railways.
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A commissioned art piece has been created to showcase the science behind how locomotives and steam works.
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Summer and Autumn 2025
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Summer and Autumn 2025
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Summer and Autumn 2025
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Summer and Autumn 2025
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A six week summer festival from July 2025 to August 2025 will feature visits from guest engines, the chance to ride on a steam passenger train, family activities, talks, lectures and special tours.
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The highlight of the anniversary year will be Rail Futures, a celebratory festival taking place in late September and early October.
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S&DR200 has commissioned Avanti Display and Walk the Plank will coproduce, with artists Andy Plant, Bryan Tweddle and Chris Squire with two celebratory events to commemorate this remarkable feat of innovation and engineering.
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To celebrate the railway's bicentenary, The Bowes Museum will showcase historic fashion with railway connections.
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A newly renovated replica of Locomotion No. 1 and the passenger carriage 'Experiment' will travel along sections of the original S&DR line, cheered on by spectators along the route.
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S&DR200 has commissioned Avanti Display and Walk the Plank will coproduce, with artists Andy Plant, Bryan Tweddle and Chris Squire with two celebratory events to commemorate this remarkable feat of innovation and engineering.
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The first ever Women of the world Festival in the north-east of England.
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