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In 2025 Railway 200 celebrates the 200th anniversary of the modern railway. Nationwide celebrations are planned.

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Latest news – how rail continues to shape national life

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New Year whistle event

2 October, 2024

The year will kick-off with an evocative ‘Whistle-Off’ of vintage locomotives at 12 noon on 1 January. Register your interest now.

Visitor Attractions Conference (VAC) 2024

1 October, 20241 October, 2024

The Annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions (VAC 2024) will take place 10 October 2024 at QE II Centre, Westminster, London.

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Community rail movement delivering social return on investment of nearly £18 for every £1

27 September, 2024

Community rail is engaging 125,000 people annually in a huge array of activities worth £129 million in social value to communities across Britain, new research has found.

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First taster of new album to celebrate birth of the railways!

25 September, 2024

On 27 September 2024, the song ‘Pioneers’ will be released to mark the official one year count down to the bicentenary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, the birth of the modern railway.

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Excitement builds for railway’s 200th anniversary in 2025 

19 September, 20244 October, 2024

With just over 100 days to go until the start of a year-long celebration of 200 years of the modern railway in 2025, plans are being finalised to mark this historic milestone and explore rail’s past, present and future role in national life.

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