2025 saw the celebration of 200 years of the railway as we know it today. On 27th September 1825, Locomotion No. 1 hauled the first passenger train between Darlington & Stockton, a vision spearheaded by George Stephenson and Edward Pease. 200 years later and our locomotives were used in various locations throughout the year to […]
Owing to the extensive replacement of the Q6’s RH cylinder, NELPG were nominated for “Achievement Of The Year” by the Heritage Railway Association (HRA). At the awards ceremony hosted on Saturday 7th March 2026, attended by many individuals from heritage railways & groups, we were delighted to have won the award, which was accepted by
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Although ever present on Facebook, We’re excited to announce the launch of our new Instagram page! Both our social media outlets are an extension of the website designed to keep you up to date with the latest news, works and upcoming events we are to be a part of. By following us on social media,
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Owing to popular demand at the Passion For Steam talks by Maurice Burns, the DVD has been made available for sale with thanks to Friends Of The Stockton & Darlington Railway. Cost of the DVD is £10.00 (with postage additional) and is available on their website – please click the link below, a description of
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Saturday 20 September – Sunday 5 October 2025 Titans of Steam (plus footplate access) at Hopetown, Darlington As mentioned previously, the Titans of Steam event featuring our J72, K1, P3 and Q6 has been announced. With steam from the North East very much a theme for the day, Q6 63395 and P3 2392 will feature
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Stainmore Railway, Kirkby Stephen East On the weekend of 23rd-25th August, P3 2392 will feature at the Stainmore Railway, Kirkby Stephen East, for their Railway200 celebrations. Featuring steam rides from 9:30am to 5pm, alongside our P3 will be BR Y7 985 and BR Standard 2 78018, returning to where she was based in BR-days. Entry
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Following the move from the Carriage Works to the 1861 Shed, thanks to the efforts of the volunteer team at Darlington in getting established in our new premises, we can now restart the programme of on-site Open Days. They will be held on the first Saturday of each month from 10 am to 3 pm,
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We are working very hard in the background to create, deliver and make available an online shop through this website. You will be able to buy items such as the Christmas Cards, Calendars and even update your membership. It’s not a simple task so please bear with us while we get things up and running.