内容摘要：Luke Tryl from the research group More In Common says the party has prospered because of dissatisfaction with the Conservatives and disappointment with the early signs from Labour.

Luke Tryl from the research group More In Common says the party has prospered because of dissatisfaction with the Conservatives and disappointment with the early signs from Labour.

Between March and November, a series of events will be staged to mark the importance of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR).Highlights include a re-enactment of the first journey along the 26-mile route, which will see a replica of the Locomotion No 1 locomotive, coal wagons and the first passenger carriage Experiment run on tracks that largely follow the original.

Neil Hammond, chair of the Friends of S&DR, said the County Durham railway helped to "create the modern world".The group claims the line was the start of the modern railway network from which all modern railways across the world developed.Mr Hammond said: "It brought in mass transport. It supercharged the Industrial Revolution. It brought things in like mass holiday destinations.

"It did some negative things. A lot of climate change is probably down to the fact that the Stockton and Darlington Railway encouraged a lot of industrialisation."But it created the modern world, and it all started here in County Durham."

Visitor numbers across County Durham and the Tees Valley are expected to spike through 2025 as visitors attend events or visit still-existing parts of the Stockton and Darlington Railway infrastructure, such as Darlington's Skerne Bridge - the oldest railway bridge in continuous use in the world.

However, according to The Northern Echo newspaper's Chris Lloyd, not everything associated with the line is treasured.South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said crews attended 27 fires on Thursday.

More than 20 wildfires were tackled by North Wales Fire and Rescue Service.The cause of the fire around Ms Hirst's farm in Ponsticill remains unknown, but she suspected it may have been triggered by scramblers as their "tracks are everywhere" in the area.

Firefighters were transported to the scene on the farm's quad bikes, where they managed to prevent the blaze from spreading towards the farm.Ms Hirst said: "It is very stressful when we get fires on the mountain any time of the year but especially now when there is livestock on the mountain that are due to lamb in the next couple of weeks.