The North East is gearing up for the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton to Darlington Railway (1825 - 2025) but is seems there's work to do and not all is hunky dory up there.
The Weardale railway is up for sale -
http://www.passenger.chat/21811The
Darlington Railway Preservation Society - occupying the oldest building in continuous railway use - have been told to vacate it -
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-51078728Old news from last summer - but the
Shildon museum failed to impress me.
There is enough / are so many heritage and preservation elements in the North East that it would take a week or more to see them all - add in
Beamish,
North Yorkshire Moors and perhaps a visit to the
National Railway Museum. Then there's the
Stephenson Railway Museum and the
Aln Valey Railway. Beyond conventional rail, the
Transporter Bridge at Middlesbrough and the cliff lift at
Saltburn. Perhaps also the
North East Land Sea & Air Museum.
Current rail services - with byways such as the Northern (at the moment) train to Whitby, or to Chathill and indeed the mainline to Berwick upon Tweed.
Wait until 2025, or is it worth a trip this year or next? Have I missed anything from my list?