Stockton and Darlington Railway 200 celebrations commence as Locomotion Number 1 has been returned to Hopetown, this week.
Rail enthusiasts and history lovers will have a rare opportunity to see Locomotion No. 1 return to Darlington.
the world's first ever railway journey ran 9 miles from the ironworks at Penydarren to the Merthyr-Cardiff Canal, South Wales, reaching speeds of nearly five miles an hour. The locomotive managed ...