STEAM to the Future

Name: STEAM to the Future
Start: 2025-07-11T10:00:00Z
End: 2025-10-05T17:00:00Z
Location: Hopetown

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, transports you from the present and into the beyond. The exhibition takes a playful look at the near and BlueSky thinking 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.