200 etc etc
Stanier 5MT 44871 makes it's way through a tunnel of trees as it heads towards Wolsingham and eventually Stanhope with "The Railway 200 Special" tour.
A little earlier in the trip the train had passed over part of the original Stockton and Darlington Railway route of 1825 which was opened exactly 200 years ago on the 27th September. Celebrations have been held over the weekend including a recreation of the first train over the route.
This section of the line however is a relative newcomer having opened in 1847 as far as Frosterley, eventually reaching Stanhope in 1862.
27th September 2025.
200 etc etc
Stanier 5MT 44871 makes it's way through a tunnel of trees as it heads towards Wolsingham and eventually Stanhope with "The Railway 200 Special" tour.
A little earlier in the trip the train had passed over part of the original Stockton and Darlington Railway route of 1825 which was opened exactly 200 years ago on the 27th September. Celebrations have been held over the weekend including a recreation of the first train over the route.
This section of the line however is a relative newcomer having opened in 1847 as far as Frosterley, eventually reaching Stanhope in 1862.
27th September 2025.