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    Darlington Rail Heritage Quarter could include new A1 Trust base

    Jan 14, 2020 3 minutes
    By Robin Jones
    ROBIN JONES
    ROBIN JONES

    A £50 million bid to convert Darlington into a major international visitor destination in time for the 200th anniversary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 2025 is being considered by councillors.

    Darlington Borough Council has already secured an initial £20 million in provisional funding from the Tees Valley Combined Authority to develop a Rail Heritage Quarter in the town’s North Road area, building on the region’s historic status as the

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