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Locomotion No. 1 Replica Completes Bicentenary Run From Shildon to Stockton

The spectacle paired early steam engineering with modern rail to showcase two centuries of innovation to large crowds.

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Overview

  • Organisers concluded the three-day S&DR200 re-enactment on Sunday with the restored 1975 replica finishing the Shildon–Darlington–Stockton route before packed viewing points.
  • At Darlington Station the locomotive stood alongside an LNER Azuma after the East Coast Mainline was powered down to allow the replica into the platforms.
  • The finale in Stockton featured a welcome from Lord Lieutenant Dame Sue Snowdon, a brass band, a 4th Regiment Royal Artillery gun salute, and a 45‑minute public viewing stop.
  • Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, joined Friday’s opening leg from Shildon by boarding the historic-style carriage Experiment hauled by the replica.
  • After the run, the engine is being returned for inspection, cleaning and conservation work in Hopetown before a scheduled appearance at Hitachi’s Newton Aycliffe open day on October 4, with wider S&DR200 programming continuing.