In a meeting 200 years ago today in Darlington, the idea for world's first modern railway was born

THE year 2025 is pencilled in everyone’s diaries as the 200th anniversary of the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway – the first railway to open the world’s eyes to the immense possibilities of this new, revolutionary form of transport.

In a meeting 200 years ago today in Darlington, the idea for world's first modern railway was born