Stockton & Darlington Railway

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Stockton_&_Darlington_Railway
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_company
gptkbp:ceased_operations 1863
gptkbp:commemoratedBy Stockton and Darlington Railway 200th anniversary (2025)
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:endPoint gptkb:Shildon
gptkb:Darlington
gptkbp:engineer gptkb:George_Stephenson
gptkbp:firstTrainRan 27 September 1825
gptkbp:gauge standard gauge
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Darlington
gptkbp:heritageStatus partly preserved as heritage railway
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Stockton & Darlington Railway
gptkbp:length 26 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:North_Eastern_Railway
gptkbp:notableFor first public railway to use steam locomotives
first railway to carry both passengers and freight
gptkbp:opened 1825
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:County_Durham
gptkb:Teesside
gptkbp:startPoint gptkb:Stockton-on-Tees
gptkbp:usedHorsePower yes (initially)
gptkbp:usesLocomotive gptkb:Locomotion_No._1
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:President,_Friends_of_the_Stockton_&_Darlington_Railway
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7