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Shildon was also the site of a historic locomotive procession in the last quarter of the twentieth century to commemorate the opening of an early railway.
Whilst it's possible to go from York to Darlington by Northern services, doing so requires a large diversion, which is also true of TfW Rail services between Birmingham and Cheltenham Spa.
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