
Our CRP was keen to support Last Train Home Festival for a second year following the success of the collaboration in 2023. The support we were able to offer then enabled the festival Organisers Tracks Darlington to increase marketing and attract more people than in previous years. They saw an increase in ticket sales of +67%. We also knew that we could help better connect the festival with the railway and attract more people to arrive by train – strikes allowing.
In 2024 we supported the festival again with the aim of attracting more people to travel by train. Again, with support from the rail industry (Northern and CrossCountry) to make the festival accessible, and deliver social value to the local community.
This year event ticket again sales increased by 37%.
We also worked with Northern to negotiated a late train to Bishop Auckland, which was received with positivity.
We were unable to hold a station stage this year due to the substantial works happening at Darlington station but hope to be able to bring this to life in 2025.
Festival Goers were surveyed and of those who responded:
We look forward to working with Tracks Darlington again to help make Last Train Home a key event during the Bicentenary year of the Stockton & Darlington Railway and the national Railway 200 celebrations.