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The Darlington 'Brick Train' was opened on Monday, 23rd June 1997 and has pulled in a few tourists to Darlington. The Train is situated next to Morrisons Supermarket at Morton Park Industrial Estate on Yarm Road.
It is modelled on the 1938 record setting,126mph steam locomotive 'Mallard'. The project was headed by sculptor David Mach and is said to have cost around £760,000 in total.
A total of 185,000 bricks were used in its construction along with 170 cubic meters of concrete. The train weighs 15,000 tonnes and covers an area of 600sq meters. It is of hollow construction and measures 23ft high by 130ft long. A team of 34 bricklayers, labourers and apprentices built it in 21 weeks.

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Category Travel & Places

Tags Darlington, Brick, Steam, Train