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The Weardale Explorer - 12 September 2026
Day trip from London King's Cross to the Weardale Railway in County Durham, electric-hauled to York then steam-hauled via Shildon to Stanhope.
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London to the Weardale Railway and back
Electric-hauled from London King's Cross to York, steam-hauled via Darlington and Shildon to Bishop Auckland and the Weardale Railway to Stanhope, diesel-hauled return to Darlington, steam-hauled via Durham and Newcastle back to York, and electric-hauled back to London.
