Railway Pioneers Exhibition
In celebration of the S&DR200 festival, three iconic locomotives will be on display in the historic Carriage Works right here at Hopetown Darlington
GHOST TRAIN
S&DR200 Presents: Ghost Train (Darlington)
S&DR200 has commissioned a festival featuring performers, live music and a procession of large-scale art installations representing some of the world's most important inventions and to commemorate this remarkable feat of innovation and engineering.
The art installations will replicate the Locomotion Number 1 locomotive and 8 coal chaldrons, each containing performers and artists in a carnival style procession.
Saturday 20 September
The installations will be in the town centre during the day. At approximately 7pm, the installations will come together on the market square and proceed to Hopetown Darlington via Northgate, North Lodge Park and Bartlett Street.
The procession will end outside North Road Station Museum where Hopetown Darlington will be open for a late night celebration.
Sunday 21 September
The Ghost Train will be on display at Hopetown Darlington to visit, explore and take photos before moving to Stockton.
Delivered by: Darlington Borough Council & Stockton Borough Council.
Major Funders: Tees Valley Combined Authority.
WHAT'S ON
STEAM TO THE FUTURE 未来への蒸気
This exhibition by A.A.Murakami takes a playful look at the future using commissioned art pieces showcasing the science behind how locomotives and steam works
ANNIVERSARY JOURNEY
The newly renovated replica Locomotion No.1, the passenger carriage Experiment and three replica S&DR coal chauldrons will cross the historic Skerne Bridge
MEMORY OF A JOURNEY
Trains have been part of our lives for 200 years. This is a mass participation project that encourages visitors to reminisce about a journey that they remember.
RAILWAY MEMORIES
With the history of rail being so deeply intertwined in Darlington, stories of the railway are commonly held in many families. Read stories or share your own.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT S&DR200
by visiting their website
