The Railway Station Match the Locos to their date Locos have changed a lot since Little Loco was made in 1825. Locos are no longer steam engines. Can you guess which Loco is the oldest and which is the most modern? Draw a line to match the Loco to the date it was first made. You can print out the activity sheet here. The post Match the Locos to their date appeared first on The Railway Station Station Master ..read more

The Railway Station Colour in Little Loco Nobody knows what colours Little Loco was painted for the Opening Day, but newspaper reports said she was brightly coloured. What colours would you pick for Little Loco? Print out this picture and make her look dazzling! The post Colour in Little Loco appeared first on The Railway Station Station Master ..read more

The Railway Station Colour in Herald the Horse. Print out this picture of Herald the Horse and colour him in. You don’t need to pick the same colours that Herald has in the story. You can pick your own bright colours. What about rainbow colours? Herald might like a change. Feel free to post your coloured in Herald in the comments. The post Colour in Herald the Horse. appeared first on The Railway Station Station Master ..read more

The Railway Station Help Little Loco find her way back to the Engine Shed Print out the maze puzzle at home and draw the way back to the engine shed so Little Loco can find her way home. The post Help Little Loco find her way back to the Engine Shed appeared first on The Railway Station Station Master ..read more

The Railway Station Artists launch new works to kick off countdown to the railway bicentenary New songs, poems and films by North East artists were launched in Darlington this week on Wednesday 27 September to mark the two year count down to the bicentenary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway.The performance, titled ‘Storylines live’, took place at The Forum Music Centre and featured brand new material from artist residencies on […] The post Artists launch new works to kick off countdown to the railway bicentenary appeared first on The Railway Station Station Master ..read more

The Railway Station Historic England Right a Wrong The Stockton & Darlington Railway’s Railway Tavern was built in 1826-7 to serve business customers using the adjacent railway depot at the terminus of the Darlington branch line. It is one of the earliest railway taverns in the country and therefore in the world. It has also been in continous use since 1827 (albeit without […] The post Historic England Right a Wrong appeared first on The Railway Station Station Master ..read more

The Railway Station Happy Anniversary Stockton & Darlington Railway On the 27th September we will be celebrating the 198th anniversary of the Opening of the S&DR while looking forward to the 200th in 2025. Two hundred years ago, as plans took shape for the Stockton & Darlington Railway, Georgian Britain was a place of innovation in a rapidly changing world. America had won its […] The post Happy Anniversary Stockton & Darlington Railway appeared first on The Railway Station Station Master ..read more

The Railway Station Herald’s Song Herald is not happy. Not happy at all. He was told an iron horse was coming to the railway, but Little Loco doesn’t look like a horse at all. “She hasn’t got a tail to swish She doesn’t “neigh” but makes a hiss. She’s not made of hair, but wood and iron. She’s not a […] The post Herald’s Song appeared first on The Railway Station Station Master ..read more

The Railway Station Little Loco Word Search See if you can find these words in this box? Draw a circle or put a line through each one you find. The words you are looking for are: darlingtongeorgeheraldlittlelocorailwayshildonstocktontimothytrainwaggon The post Little Loco Word Search appeared first on The Railway Station Station Master ..read more

The Railway Station Little Loco in chocolate Why not make your own Little Loco out of chocolate? It’s easy to do and there’s no cooking. For each loco you will need: 1 chocolate mini roll (this is for the main part of her body) 4 big chocolate buttons (wheels) 3 chocolate fingers (one for her chimney and two for rails) a little […] The post Little Loco in chocolate appeared first on The Railway Station Station Master ..read more