The Railway Centenary: 1825 – 1925 commemorative book, includes an interesting paragraph about the future…
Image and details courtesy of Ian Black.
Railways Bicentenary 2025
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A Pictorial History of Stockton-on-Tees
The Railway Centenary: 1825 – 1925 commemorative book, includes an interesting paragraph about the future…
Image and details courtesy of Ian Black.
I hope that the celebrations will give a sizeable mention of the North Shore Branch Line that ran directly from the Clarence Railway at Norton to reach the River Tees.This line did a great deal for big and small industry on the east side of Stockton, causing the development of the working class areas of Portack and Tilery.
Most of this line has disappeared over the past forty years. But the main line out of Stockton station, to Hartlepool and Sunderland has to bend round to connect with what remains of the North Shore Branch
Fred this is a very good find. Pity that it cannot be copied. I think that Stockton library should make a copy of all like item’s in time for the upcoming celebrations.
Born in 1946 and living directly opposite what was then Preston Park – with a gate keeper at the lodge on the southern end, our “gang” spent many a happy hour or so playing among the tracks that were still in the woods next to main road (A119) as was and also some in front of the hall.
Just done a 500 mile trip to see the area for one last time, so please keep posting photos!
Stockton on Tees always gets left out of the Historic Events that took place, and it doesn’t deserve it.
I have a copy of this book. I got it second hand from a bookshop near Stockton station around 1985.
I bought this copy as it reminded me that Mr Gibson, the history master, at Richard Hind, had a set of these, which he lent out to pupils who were in the Third Form. That would have been around 1955. He regarded them as a treasure, as even by that time they were thirty years old. They may have been his personal posession.
I sometimes wonder what happened to them when Mr Gibson, a real gentlemen, retired…..His only mistake with me was, in the 5th Form, to get us do History “O Level” in which the focus was the Tudors and Stuarts. When I found this out, I knew I was fated to fail. And so I did!
Stockton should be proud of its Railway History and make the most of the 2025 anniversary. This was the start of rail Passenger transport for the whole world not only for the UK and played a major part in the Industrial revolution.
I have a copy of this book.
Hi Bryan
I have a 20 minute film of the Centenary celebrations of the Stockton & Darlington Railway.
It is well worth viewing.
You can view or download from this address:-
https://1drv.ms/v/s!Ajpj0BgkXQUQpUixIw5wAqnZ1dWP?e=zh6Ckg
If anybody else is interested you too can view or download the file
Bruce