Heritage Open Days - 1825: George Stephenson’s Stockton to Darlington Railway: Newcastle City Library

Enjoy a talk on pioneering local engineer George Stephenson from Newcastle tour guide Amanda Hepburn courtesy of Newcastle City Library and Heritage Open Days.

Find out how Stephenson nabbed the contract to build the Stockton to Darlington railway in 1825 and the vital role Newcastle playing in completing the project, and gain a fascinating insight into the development of the modern railway in the North East region.

Image: George Stephenson statue at Chesterfield Station, Photo by Alan Murray-Rust via Geograph / Free to use under CC BY-SA 2.0