Railway Pioneers at Hopetown

04 April 2025 to 22 June 2025
All day
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Hopetown Darlington
Free
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An exhibition looking at the engineering innovation that inspired Stephenson, the father of the railways, leading to the opening of Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1825. The exhibition looks at the inspiration of those involved, how it developed and what inspired them. This is an exhibition for those interested in trains or those interested in the stories behind them. Three iconic locomotives will be on display:

  • Penydarren, designed by Richard Trevithick, 1804 

  • Steam Elephant, designed by John Buddle and William Chapman, 1815

  • Locomotion No. 1, designed and driven by George Stephenson on the first S&DR journey, 1825

This family friendly exhibition is only here for a limited time, get your tickets now: www.hopetown.co.uk/railwaypioneers

Loans from National Railway Museum, Beamish, Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales, IMechE
Funding Arts Council England
With thanks to National Railway Museum, The Story, Durham Archives, National Archives, Common Room, IMechE