The Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR), which opened in 1825, was 26 miles (40 km) long, and was built between Darlington and Stockton-on-Tees and from Darlington to several collieries near Shildon in north-eastern England.
The Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR), which opened in 1825, was the world's first permanent steam locomotive hauled public railway. The line was 26 miles (40 km) long, and was built between Darlington and Stockton-on-Tees and from Darlington to several collieries near Shildon in north-eastern England.