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Stockton/Darlington railway stone marker
This object is one of only a few stone milemarkers made for the 1825 Stockton and Darlington railway. The Stockton and Darlington railway was the first railway line in the world in 1825 to ...
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Stockton and Darlington Railway: What's so special about a 200-year-old railway?
The Stockton ... drawn railway. Getty Images Edward Pease spent three years fighting for an act of Parliament to get his railway off the ground The second was the arrival at Pease's Darlington ...
The world’s first railway station is under threat after years of neglect – now campaigners want to save it
Campaigners are rallying to save a nearly 200-year-old train station that helped launch the age of steam-powered passenger ...
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World’s oldest railway station needs £500,000 rescue after falling into ‘shocking state’
The world’s oldest railway station needs £500,000 to be restored before the 200th anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, campaigners have said. Heighington station, in Durham ...