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.
On Saturday 20 September, prepare to be amazed as Ghost Train: The Departures arrives in Darlington town centre with free, interactive performances and a spectacular evening parade to Hopetown.
The event will begin with a theatrical reimagining of Locomotion No. 1, with moving cogs and wheels, installed on a large plinth in the Market Square.
Throughout the afternoon six large-scale structures – each mounted on customised cars – will bring to life, through performance, music, sound and feats of engineering, some of the most significant inventions of the last 200 years.
In the early evening, the Locomotion No. 1 will steam to life – fueled by artistic ‘coal of the future’ made by 900 primary school children from across the town.
The engine will then lead each of the sculptures on a magical procession of lights and music, through North Lodge Park and up to Hopetown.
Once the parade arrives at Hopetown, there will be a host of free, Night at the Museum activities for all the family.
Hopetown will stay open late, with another chance to see the amazing artistic carriages up close.
Visitors will also be able to enjoy the Titans of Steam exhibition which runs from Saturday 20 September until Sunday 5 October. The exhibition sees six amazing steam engines standing side by side the 78018 BR Standard Class 2, the 62005 LNER K1, the freight-hauling 63395 LNER Q6, the 65894 LNER J27, the 63395 LNER Q6, the 60163 Tornado and the 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley.
Ghost Train: The Arrival will happen in Stockton on Sunday 28 September.
Delivered by Darlington Borough Council, Durham County Council & Stockton Borough Council
Major Funders: TVCA
