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Dressed for Departure: Fashion in the age of rail

Venue: The Bowes Museum

Date: Sep 27th 2025 - Jan 1st 2026

Time: 10:00 - 17:00

Price: £19.50/under 18s Free

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Commemorating the Stockton and Darlington Railway’s bicentenary, this special exhibition brings together historic fashion, toys and artworks that reflect on how the engineering marvel reshaped lives and culture. See the world’s first toy train set up close, gifted by Edward Pease, the ‘Father of the Railway’, to his son, garments from key moments in the region’s railway history and artworks that capture its journey through the picturesque landscapes of Teesdale.