2025 is the 200th anniversary of the modern railway and the original 26-mile journey on the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR), between Shildon, Darlington and Stockron, which took place on 27 September 1825.
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Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, delivered the Spring Statement on 26 March 2025. There were no major updates on pension policy or tax rules.
Shildon Railway Institute is uniting historical tradition with modern festivity on Saturday 10 May, from 1pm, to celebrate 200 years of the Stockton & Darlington Railway.
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