Wilson was also a director of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.

The Stockton and Darlington Railway opened on 27 September 1825.

The idea for a line had been mooted during the construction of the Stockton and Darlington Railway.

In 1845 he worked as a surveyor for the Stockton and Darlington Railway.

Restoration work was complete for the 150th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1975.

The company built a number of locomotives for the Stockton and Darlington Railway.

The town grew when the Stockton and Darlington Railway established its workshops there in 1825.

He became a board member of the Stockton and Darlington Railway which served the pit.

The original line of the Stockton and Darlington Railway passed through the village.

There followed a number of orders for the Stockton and Darlington Railway.