Ghost Train

S&DR200 has commissioned Avanti Display and Walk the Plank will coproduce, with artists Andy Plant, Bryan Tweddle and Chris Squire with two celebratory events to commemorate this remarkable feat of innovation and engineering.

Ghost Train is a two-part outdoor performance taking place in Stockton and Darlington. The procession will begin in Darlington Market Square, where a replica of Locomotion No. 1 will be installed on a large plinth, its cogs and wheels moving as they did 200 years ago.

The locomotive will lead six large-scale structures, each mounted on a customised Nissan Micra, through the town. Performers travelling with the convoy will bring each moving structure to life using sound, music and mechanical inventions, marking a journey that highlights some of the world's most significant innovations as it travels to Hopetown.

Once the procession has arrived at Hopetown, you will be invited to spend a night at the museum. Explore the museum after hours, enjoy food and drink from our wonderful Clocktower Cafe, and even play in a fully illuminated Wagon Woods!

Delivered by Darlington Borough Council, Durham County Council & Stockton Borough Council
Major Funders: TVCA

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