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Hetton Colliery Railway 200 (HCR200)

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• Hetton Colliery Railway 200 (HCR200)
  • Hetton Colliery Railway 200 (HCR200) (Ref: D/HCR)
  • Conferences (Ref: D/HCR 1/1)
  • Conference, November 2022 (Ref: D/HCR 1/1/1-3)

Catalogue Description

HCR200 is a project that was established in 2019 with the following objectives:

- Celebrating the Hetton Colliery Railway, designed by George Stephenson and opened in 1822, an internationally important development in the early history of railways.

- To promote the educational, cultural and historical importance of the Hetton Colliery Railway.

- To celebrate the Hetton Colliery Railway Bicentenary in 2022, including exhibitions, public lectures, work with local schools, publishing books, and a conference to mark the bicentenary weekend

Website: http://www.hcr200.org/Hetton-Conference.html

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