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
Image Credit: The Eden Project
STEAM TO THE FUTURE 未来への蒸気
S&DR200 Presents: STEAM to the Future
Did you know? STEAM to the Future in Japanese is 未来への蒸気
This family friendly exhibition, following Railway Pioneers: Celebrating the Railway Rockstars of the Past, is transporting us into the present and beyond. STEAM to the Future takes a playful look at the near and BlueSky thinking using commissioned art pieces showcasing the design and science behind the rail industry.
S&DR200 has commissioned an immersive installation by A.A.Murakami (AKA Studio Swine) inspired by steam as a source of power, and the chance to create a 22nd century inspired locomotive using virtual reality software.
All of our railway contributors are looking to the future and this is a glimpse into just some of the work that is underway to ensure the railways continue for another 200 years and how the rail industry is gearing up for a second revolution driven by the growing green technologies sector in the Tees Valley and County Durham.
Presented by S&DR200, ‘STEAM to the Future’ is the second of two exciting exhibitions being held in the Exhibition Hall* at Hopetown Darlington.
In partnership with: LNER, Hitachi Rail, Network Rail, Cummins.
Delivered by: Darlington Borough Council, Durham County Council & Stockton Borough Council.
Major Funders: Arts Council England, Tees Valley Combined Authority.
*The Exhibition Hall is sponsored by Darlington Building Society.
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
Jump aboard North East England’s only permanent immersive experience ride! Join Georgie and Stephen on an extraordinarily vivid journey into passenger rail travel! Starting right here in Darlington in 1825 with Locomotion No. 1's first steam-powered passenger railway journey, take an exciting ride into the past to discover more about the history of the railways, and imagine where they will take us in the future! See the impact Darlington's railway heritage has had across societies and cultures across time and around the world.
Cost: £5 per passenger
Where: North Road Station Museum at Hopetown Darlington
When: Daily, 10am-5pm
More info coming soon!
Cost: Free
Where: Hopetown Darlington (site wide)
When: Daily, 10am-5pm between 11 July - 5 October
More info coming soon!
Cost: Free of charge
Where: The Exhibition Hall inside the Carriage Works at Hopetown Darlington
When: TBC
WHAT'S ON
GHOST TRAIN
S&DR200 has commissioned performers, live music and a procession of large-scale art installations representing some of the world's most important inventions
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.
TITANS OF STEAM GALA
Hopetown Darlington plays host to a thunderous reunion of six iconic steam legends, a roaring monument to Britain’s engineering might.
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT S&DR200
by visiting their website
