THE STOCKTON & DARLINGTON
RAILWAY COMPANY
Hereby Give Notice,

THAT the FORMAL OPENING of their RAILWAY will take place on the 27th, instant, as announced in the public Papers. - The Proprietors will assemble at the Permanent Steam-Engine, situated below BRUSSELTON TOWER,* about nine miles west of DARLINGTON, at eight o'clock, and, after examining their extensive inclined Planes there, will start from the Foot of the BRUSSELTON descending Plane, at nine o'clock, in thefollowing Order:-

  1. THE COMPANY's LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE.
  2. The ENGINE's TENDER, with Water and Coals.
  3. SIX WAGGONS, laden with Coals, Merchandise, &c.
  4. The COMMITTEE, and other PROPRIETORS, in the COACH belonging to the COMPANY.
  5. SIX WAGGONS, With Seats reserved for STRANGERS.
  6. FOURTEEN WAGGONS, for the Conveyance of Workmen and others.

    The WHOLE of the above to proceed to STOCKTON.

  7. SIX WAGGONS, laden with Coals, to leave the Procession at the DARLINGTON BRANCH.
  8. SIX WAGGONS, drawn by Horses, for Workmen and others.
  9. Ditto. Ditto.
  10. Ditto. Ditto.
  11. Ditto. Ditto.

The COMPANY's WORKMEN to leave the Procession at DARLINGTON, and DINE at that Place at ONE o'clock; excepting those to whom Tickets are specially given for YARM, and for whom Conveyances will be provided, on their arrival at STOCKTON.

TICKETS will be given to the Workmen who are to dine at DARLINGTON, specifying the Houses of Entertainment.

The PROPRIETORS, and such of the NOBILITY and GENTRY as may honour them with their company. will DINE precisely at THREE o'clock, at the TOWN HALL, STOCKTON. - Such of the party as may incline to return to DARLINGTON that Evening, will find Conveyances in waiting for their Accommodation, to start from the COMPANY'S WHARF there precisely at SEVEN o'clock.

The COMPANY take this Opportunity of enjoining on all their WORKPEOPLE that attention to Sobriety and Decorum, which they have hitherto had the Pleasure of observing.

The COMMITTEE give this PUBLIC NOTICE, that all Persons who shall ride upon, or by the sides of, the RAILWAY, on Horseback, will incur the Penalties Imposed by the Acts of Parliament passed relative to this RAILWAY.

RAILWAY OFFICE, Sept. 19th, 1826.


* Any Individuals desirous of seeing the Train of Waggons descending the inclined Plane from ETHERLEY, and in Progress to BRUSSELTON, may have an Opportunity of so doing, by being on the RAILWAY at ST HELEN's AUCKLAND not later than Half-past Seven o'clock.