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ScotRail passengers travelling to or from Stranraer station have been a

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Railways Illustrated Magazine

31 December 2024

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How do you celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway? By building a replica of the inaugural train – complete with replica chaldron waggons and the coach Experiment. But updating 1820s technology and design for 2020s standards is no mean feat.

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Remarkable survivors from the 1825 s&d

With this year’s ‘Railway 200’ celebrations now upon us, DR JOSEPH BRENNAN looks at the remnants from the original 1825 Stockton & Darlington Railway that we can still see today

Steam Days

Thornton junction post-nationalisation its environs, engine shed observations, and fife coalfield role

Our series of inter-linked articles covering the various Thornton Junction engine sheds and their domain offer a broad brush of understanding beyond the physical infrastructure of the depots themselve