Overview

• Arriving in Stockton shortly before 11 a.m., the locomotive was greeted at the station by Lord Lieutenant Dame Sue Snowdon before a military gun salute at Rochester Road.
• The three-day reenactment began in Shildon, crossed Darlington’s Skerne Bridge by day and again around 1:10 a.m., and finished its staged final leg into Stockton on Sunday.
• Prince Edward rode in the Experiment carriage during Friday’s opening section, highlighting national interest in the bicentenary events.
• A planned juxtaposition at Darlington Station set the replica alongside an LNER Azuma, with the East Coast Mainline powered down to allow the heritage engine into the platforms.
• The locomotive ran at 5–10 mph with official viewing areas along the route, capping a weekend centerpiece of the ongoing S&DR200 nine‑month festival.