In pictures: Steam train completes S&DR 200th anniversary journey

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The Locomotion No 1 replica left Shildon on Friday

A replica of a historic steam engine has completed a recreation of the maiden journey on the Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR) to mark the line's 200th anniversary.

Locomotion No 1, a 50-year-old replica of George Stephenson's original engine, set off from Shildon in County Durham on Friday, crossed the Skerne Bridge in Darlington on Saturday and arrived in Stockton on Sunday.

Organisers said the event attracted an estimated 40,000 spectators, some of whom had travelled from overseas.

With viewing opportunities aplenty along the more than 20 mile-long route, here are some pictures from the journey.

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The Locomotion No 1 replica was driven by Chris Cubit

The Locomotion No 1 replica was built in 1975 for the railway's 150th anniversary

The Duke of Edinburgh attended the departure ceremony at Locomotion rail museum

The train left Shildon's Locomotion museum at 12:04 BST on Friday

The locomotive crossed Skerne Bridge, the oldest working railway bridge in the world, in Darlington on Saturday

A large crowd gathered to see it cross the Skerne Bridge

The Skerne Bridge featured in paintings and illustrations of the original journey on 27 September 1825

At Darlington Station it pulled in alongside a specially named LNER Azuma

The train arrived at Stockton Station shortly before 11:00 BST on Sunday

Hundreds went to Stockton Station on Sunday to see it near the end of its journey

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