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The Darlington Railway Preservation Society has been dedicated to preserving and promoting the rich railway heritage of Darlington since its formation in 1981.

25/10/2026

What a weekend. Despite the weather we had a brilliant time visiting North Tyneside Steam Railway for there end of season gala. Its the first time our team has visited another railway with our type 27 Wickham trolly.

This is a brilliant example of heritage groups working together keeping history alive.
Thank you to everyone who made this happen.

24/10/2026

DRPS on tour this weekend we are attending North Tyneside Steam Railway for their autumn gala come and see us with our type 27 Whickham trolley for a ride

08/10/2026

Throwback Thursday.
One year ago today. We welcomed GB Railfreight back to site, to stable the Rail200 exhibition train before it headed north for the Scottish leg of its tour.

06/10/2026

Hand cutting tenons for a brace on the brake Van

30/09/2026

For the first time in its preservation, our whickham trolley will be offering passenger rides at the North Tyneside Steam Railway for their Autumn gala weekend…

28/09/2026

Happy 201st anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway and thanks to all who came to celebrate with us 🥳🚂💛

27/09/2026

A rather magnificent sight at Hopetown today, with Tornado putting on quite a show! 🚂

60163 Tornado on one of its Hopetown runs, looking absolutely splendid with a great plume of steam. But I also want to give a huge shout-out to the thoroughly wonderful people at DRPS, who helped me capture this.

You'd struggle to find a nicer, more welcoming or enthusiastic group of people. They're genuinely passionate about what they do, always happy to help and never fail to make me feel welcome. A real credit to our railway heritage, and an absolute pleasure to spend time with. Thank you, all of you!

22/09/2026

Two railway legends. One festival weekend. Celebrate S&DR201 with us this coming Saturday and Sunday 🚂

14/09/2026

🚂 Join us for a weekend of steam, heritage and celebration as S&DR201 comes to life.

Experience rides behind iconic locomotives, explore historic railway vehicles, enjoy live entertainment and discover why Darlington remains at the heart of one of the world's greatest engineering stories.

Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September. See the full programme and start planning your visit ⬇️
https://www.hopetowndarlington.co.uk/plan-your-visit/sdr201/steam-festival-2026/

13/09/2026

Address

1861 Shed Whessoe Road
Darlington
DL30QT

Website

https://drps.uk/

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