the stockton and darlington railway was built in 1822.
when was the stockton and darlington railway built?
1822
the stockton and darlington was not the first railway and a train had previously carried passengers, but its opening in 1825 was seen as proof of the effectiveness of steam railways as a means of public transport. a jubilee was held on 27 and 28 september 1875 to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the world's first steam operated public railway: the darlington north road workshops housed a locomotive exhibition, a statue of joseph pease was unveiled in darlington, his portrait presented to the darlington corporation and a banquet held. fifty years later centenary celebrations were held in july to allow foreign men visiting the international railway congress to take part. an exhibition of rolling stock at the new faverdale wagon works in darlington was opened by the duke and duchess of york (later king george vi and the queen mother). the following day the royal couple watched as procession of locomotives passed between stockton and oak tree junction, starting with a hetton colliery locomotive that had been built in 1822 and finishing with a replica train of ten chaldron waggons and "the company's coach" hauled by "locomotive no.1" propelled by a petrol engine in a specially built tender. a festival was held in belle vue, manchester on 27 september 1925, a sunday to allow railwaymen to attend, where a pageant showed how transport had changed through time, beginning with a group of ancient britons dragging a log with their belongings on top and ending with stephenson's rocket; another procession included "locomotion no.1", propelled by its tender, and more modern locomotives. on 31 august 1975, to celebrate the 150th anniversary, a cavalcade was held between shildon and heighington, where a replica of "locomotion" headed a procession of locomotives, which was completed by the prototype high-speed train. in the same year the national railway museum opened in york that combined exhibits from a museum in york, which had opened after the 1875 festivities, and the national transport museum at clapham.
stockton and darlington railway
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darlington railway works, was established in 1863 by the stockton and darlington railway in the town of darlington in the north east of england.





























the main part of the works, the north road shops was located on the northeast side of the stockton and darlington railway (now part of the tees valley line)





























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