S&DR 192nd Anniversary

The market held today in Stockton High Street was extended to include a marquee holding railway oriented stalls to celebrate the 192nd anniversary of the first steam loco hauled public railway in the world.

Commemorative plaque (due for repair) from the 1925 centenary of the S&DR

The Stockton & Darlington Railway's Locomotion No.1 hauled passengers from Darlington to Stockton for the first time on 27 September 1825.
There will be a celebratory railway event at Stockton, Darlington or Shildon each year until the bicentenary of the S&DR in 2025, when at Tanfield we will celebrate our tercentenary.

Matthew & Tommy manning the Tanfield Railway stall

The Friends of the S&DR promote & celebrate the railway.
The Head of Steam museum is in Darlington's S&DR North Road station.
The Brusselton Incline Group research & present rope haulage on the western end of the S&DR.
Stockton has railway items at Preston Park (on the alignment of the S&DR), but publicly celebrates the S&DR via the Stockton Flyer, which represents Locomotion No.1:

Behind the marquee, the Stockton Flyer appeared every hour

Close up in full flight

The Flyer is a visually & aurally impressive mechanical art installation which normally emerges above its plinth once a day at 1 pm.   There are several videos of the Flyer onTube.