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.