After a slight hiatus (partly due to Ben feeling like he was full of boiler smoke over winter), the North by North-East podcast is finally back on track.
Our latest stop on the North by North-East mainline is the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR), the railway that ‘got the world on track’.
We’re ready to propel ourselves full steam ahead into the story of this 200-year-old North East institution. So, hop on board, grab yourself a comfy seat (or a free spot on the coal wagon), and enjoy this express service through history.
Useful resources:
- S&DR200 website
- Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway website
- Tales from the Rails podcast, by the Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway
- Jubilee Memorial of the Railway System. A History of the Stockton and Darlington Railway and a Record of Its Results, by J.S. Jeans (1875)
- The History of the First Public Railway, Michael Heavisides (1912)
- The Origins of Railway Enterprise: The Stockton and Darlington Railway, 1821-1863, by Maurice W. Kirby (1993)
- The Stockton & Darlington Railway: 175 Years, by Charlie Emett (2000)
