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Visit over the half-term holidays for a series of family activities as part of the exhibition.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.locomotion.org.uk\/whats-on\/railway-firsts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">locomotion.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>S&amp;DR200 Presents Railway Pioneers<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Where:\u00a0<\/strong>Hopetown Darlington<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:\u00a0<\/strong>4 April-22 June<\/p>\n<p>Putting the spotlight on George Stephenson, who built the Stockton &amp; Darlington Railway and is considered the \u2018father of railways\u2019, this exhibition will look at the various engineering innovations that lead to the line\u2019s opening. One for railfans, three iconic locomotives will be going on display: Pen-y-Darren from 1804, Steam Elephant from 1815, and Locomotion No. 1, which was\u00a0designed and driven by George Stephenson on the first S&amp;DR journey in 1825.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopetowndarlington.co.uk\/whats-on\/Railway-Pioneers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hopetowndarlington.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>All Change!: The Social Impact of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in the 200 years after 1825<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Where? <\/strong>The Story, Durham<\/p>\n<p><strong>When? <\/strong>25 May 2025-26 January 2026<\/p>\n<p>The impact the invention of the modern railway cannot be understated, and this exhibition at The Story in Durham will examine just that. Focusing on Durham itself, the exhibition will feature letters, diaries and court papers that show the socio-economic impact the opening had, and its effect on daily life for those living nearby.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestorydurham.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thestorydurham.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>Fuelling the Railway Revolution<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>Mining Art Gallery, Bishop Auckland<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:\u00a0<\/strong>27 June-December<\/p>\n<p>Exploring the link between coal mining and the railways,\u00a0<em>Fuelling the Railway Revolution\u00a0<\/em>is centred around the Great Northern Coalfield. Works from artists alive at the time, including Thomas H. Hair, will go on display alongside those who have drawn inspiration from the Industrial Revolution since.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/aucklandproject.org\/attraction\/mining-art-gallery\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aucklandproject.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>STEAM to the future<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>Hopetown Darlington<\/p>\n<p><strong>When: <\/strong>11 July\u20135 October<\/p>\n<p>Bringing us back to the modern day, <em>STEAM to the future\u00a0<\/em>will focus on green technologies being developed in Teesside. An immersive installation, you\u2019ll get to create your own 22nd century train using virtual reality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hopetowndarlington.co.uk\/whats-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hopetowndarlington.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>S&amp;DR200 presents: Tracks of Change<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>Preston Park Museum, Stockton-on-Tees<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:\u00a0<\/strong>Summer and autumn 2025<\/p>\n<p>Preston Park Museum will open its new exhibition space this summer (exact dates TBC) with\u00a0<em>Tracks of Change<\/em>. There, visitors will get to explore\u00a0<em>Corridors,\u00a0<\/em>a new installation from Rebecca Louise Law made from hundreds of locally grown flowers suspended from the ceiling, as well as\u00a0<em>All Aboard,\u00a0<\/em>an interactive exhibition for children where little ones can play in a replica train.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>Dressed for Departure: Fashion in the Age of Rail<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>Bowes Museum, County Durham<\/p>\n<p><strong>When: <\/strong>25 September 2025 \u2013 26 January 2026<\/p>\n<p>A lot has changed since the introduction of the modern railway 200 years ago, not least of all the way we dress. This exhibition at the Bowes Museum will explore historic fashion, toys and artworks, with highlights including the world\u2019s first toy train set and garments worn at key moments in railway history.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thebowesmuseum.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">thebowesmuseum.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\n\n    <div class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-sidebar-content\" data-ad=\"in_content_1\"><div id=\"wak-acf-block-524117\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-content-layout-default wak-acf-block-advert wak-ad-in_content_1\" data-placement-id=\"63376\" data-advert-visible=\"1\">\n    \n    <div class=\"wak-advert-container\">\n        \n            <div id=\"div-gpt-ad-63376\">\n                <script>\n                    googletag.cmd.push(() => { \n                        googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-63376'); \n                    });\n                <\/script>\n            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"wak-acf-block-367026\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-article-image wak-content-layout-default\">\r\n                \r\n        <h3 class=\"wak-title wak-h3\">SD&amp;R200 events<\/h3>\r\n                    \n<picture>\n    <source media=\"(max-width:575px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Darlington-Bank-Top-station-in-1887-photo-by-M.-W-350x250.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Darlington-Bank-Top-station-in-1887-photo-by-M.-W-700x470.jpg 2x\">\n    <source media=\"(max-width:991px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Darlington-Bank-Top-station-in-1887-photo-by-M.-W-845x693.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Darlington-Bank-Top-station-in-1887-photo-by-M.-W.jpg 2x\">\n    <source media=\"(min-width:992px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Darlington-Bank-Top-station-in-1887-photo-by-M.-W-845x693.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Darlington-Bank-Top-station-in-1887-photo-by-M.-W.jpg 2x\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Darlington-Bank-Top-station-in-1887-photo-by-M.-W-350x250.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Darlington-Bank-Top-station-in-1887-photo-by-M.-W-350x250.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Darlington-Bank-Top-station-in-1887-photo-by-M.-W-700x470.jpg 2x\" class=\"attachment-84689\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>   \r\n        \r\n        <span class=\"wak-caption wak-image-caption-text\">(SD&amp;R200)<\/span>    <\/div>\r\n\n\n<div id=\"wak-acf-block-656326\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-copy-content wak-content-layout-default\">\r\n        <div class=\"wak-copy wak-body-standard-text\"><h4>S&amp;DR200 Fringe<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Where?<\/strong> Various locations across County Durham and the Tees Valley<\/p>\n<p><strong>When?\u00a0<\/strong>August-November<\/p>\n<p>Community organisations, local businesses and heritage partners will be coming together to create a series of events for the S&amp;DR200 Fringe. These include a series of walks and events along the S&amp;DR Discovery Trail (more on that in a moment).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>Ghost Train<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>Darlington town centre and Stockton Riverside<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:\u00a0<\/strong>20 September and 28 September<\/p>\n<p>Darlington town centre and Stockton Riverside are set to experience a one-day festival over two successive weekends this September. Featuring live music and large-scale art installations, there will be shows to tell the story of the SD&amp;R\u2019s invention and its impact.<\/p>\n<h4>S&amp;DR Anniversary Journey 1825<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Where: <\/strong>Shildon, Darlington and Stockton<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:\u00a0<\/strong>26-28 September<\/p>\n<p>The Stockton &amp; Darlington Railway made its maiden journey on 27 September 1825, and to mark the occasion, a replica of Locomotion No. 1 and the passenger carriage \u2018Experiment\u2019 will travel along parts of the original line.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4>S&amp;DR200 Presents WOW North East<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Where:\u00a0<\/strong>Gala Theatre, Durham<\/p>\n<p><strong>When:\u00a0<\/strong>17-18 October<\/p>\n<p>Durham\u2019s Gala Theatre will host the first-ever Women of the World Festival in the North East of England this October as part of celebrations. Featuring talks, commissions and performances, 26 women who have shaped the region will be highlighted.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\n\n    <div class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-sidebar-content\" data-ad=\"in_content_2\"><div id=\"wak-acf-block-443193\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-content-layout-default wak-acf-block-advert wak-ad-in_content_2\" data-placement-id=\"63377\" data-advert-visible=\"1\">\n    \n    <div class=\"wak-advert-container\">\n        \n            <div id=\"div-gpt-ad-63377\">\n                <script>\n                    googletag.cmd.push(() => { \n                        googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-63377'); \n                    });\n                <\/script>\n            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"wak-acf-block-920207\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-article-image wak-content-layout-default\">\r\n                \r\n        <h3 class=\"wak-title wak-h3\">SD&amp;R200 Discovery Trail<\/h3>\r\n                    \n<picture>\n    <source media=\"(max-width:575px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sunset-at-Brusselton-\u00a9-Jonathan-Ratcliffe-Friends-of-the-SDR-350x250.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sunset-at-Brusselton-\u00a9-Jonathan-Ratcliffe-Friends-of-the-SDR-700x470.jpg 2x\">\n    <source media=\"(max-width:991px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sunset-at-Brusselton-\u00a9-Jonathan-Ratcliffe-Friends-of-the-SDR-1280x693.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sunset-at-Brusselton-\u00a9-Jonathan-Ratcliffe-Friends-of-the-SDR-2560x1386.jpg 2x\">\n    <source media=\"(min-width:992px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sunset-at-Brusselton-\u00a9-Jonathan-Ratcliffe-Friends-of-the-SDR-1280x693.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sunset-at-Brusselton-\u00a9-Jonathan-Ratcliffe-Friends-of-the-SDR-2560x1386.jpg 2x\">\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sunset-at-Brusselton-%C2%A9-Jonathan-Ratcliffe-Friends-of-the-SDR-350x250.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sunset-at-Brusselton-\u00a9-Jonathan-Ratcliffe-Friends-of-the-SDR-350x250.jpg, https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Sunset-at-Brusselton-\u00a9-Jonathan-Ratcliffe-Friends-of-the-SDR-700x470.jpg 2x\" class=\"attachment-84681\" alt=\"Photo shows part of the original Stockton &amp; Darlington Railway line at sunset. The former railway line is now marked just by stones\" width=\"350\" height=\"250\"><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>   \r\n        \r\n        <span class=\"wak-caption wak-image-caption-text\">The original Stockton &amp; Darlington Railway route is being turned into a new walking and cycling path (SD&amp;R200)<\/span>    <\/div>\r\n\n\n<div id=\"wak-acf-block-269042\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-copy-content wak-content-layout-default\">\r\n        <div class=\"wak-copy wak-body-standard-text\"><p>The original 26-mile route of the Stockton &amp; Darlington Railway, which stopped operating in 1863, is set to be transformed into a new public walking and cycling path. Opening in June, the trail runs between Witton Park and Stockton, with signposted heritage sites such as Heighington and Aycliffe Railway Station, the world\u2019s first train platform, and Skerne Bridge, the oldest railway bridge in continuous use, along the way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>More information:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdr200.co.uk\/\">sdr200.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read next:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/inspiration\/best-new-rail-routes-for-2025\/\">The 22 best new rail routes for 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/inspiration\/best-walks-county-durham\/\">4 of the best walks in County Durham<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanderlustmagazine.com\/inspiration\/an-arctic-rail-saga\/\">What it\u2019s like to ride the real-life Polar Express<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"wak-acf-block wak-acf-block-sidebar-content\" data-ad=\"last\"><div id=\"wak-acf-block-939192\" class=\"wak-acf-block wak-content-layout-default wak-acf-block-advert wak-ad-last\" data-placement-id=\"63380\" data-advert-visible=\"1\">\n    \n    <div class=\"wak-advert-container\">\n        \n            <div id=\"div-gpt-ad-63380\">\n                <script>\n                    googletag.cmd.push(() => { \n                        googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-63380'); \n                    });\n                <\/script>\n            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SD&#038;R200 will feature a series of exhibitions and see the launch of a new walking and cycle path along the original route<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":84683,"template":"","seo-content-tag":[],"seo-continent":[],"seo-country":[],"class_list":["post-84673","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - 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