External linkVote for your favourite UK railway artwork to celebrate 200 years of the modern railway 3 February, 2025 Art lovers across the world are being invited to choose their favourite UK railway-themed artworks, as part of this year’s celebration of 200 years of the modern railway.
External linkAlstom to host Britain’s biggest rail celebration as part of Railway 200 30 January, 2025 Alstom’s Derby site will be home to the UK’s largest temporary gathering of historic rolling stock in August 2025
External linkNational Railway Museum announces plans for 50th birthday year and the bicentenary of the railways 24 January, 2025 The National Railway Museum is gearing up for a landmark year of exhibitions, events, celebrations and a grand reopening, as it celebrates its 50th birthday in tandem with the 200th anniversary of the modern railway.
Rail Director latest edition: Featuring Railway 200 23 January, 202527 January, 2025 Alan Hyde from the national Railway 200 team highlights why this year’s 200th anniversary of the modern railway is a unique opportunity for shared storytelling and for the railway to remind people of its role and purpose in national life.
External linkRailway 200 launches in Wales 23 January, 202523 January, 2025 Wales is geared up to mark 200 years of passenger rail travel this year as the UK marks the historic anniversary of the advent of the modern rail.
HS2 celebrates Railway 200 at newly built Colne Valley Viaduct 22 January, 202522 January, 2025 This year marks the 200th anniversary of the modern railway. Since the first passengers travelled by train, rail travel has boosted our prosperity and enhanced the quality of our lives. HS2 staff and contractors are pictured here celebrating this national milestone on a newly built section of Colne Valley Viaduct, the longest railway bridge in…
External linkStockton & Darlington Railway Future on the Right Track with National Lottery Heritage Fund Grant 18 January, 202520 January, 2025 The grant awarded to The Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway will allow the charity to build upon the bicentenary celebrations and secure the long-term legacy of this internationally important 26-mile-long heritage site.
External linkLNER Unveils ‘Darlington’ Livery as it Celebrates 200 Years of the Railway 14 January, 202514 January, 2025 To kick off a year of celebrations, LNER has unveiled a commemorative livery on one of its Azuma trains to mark 200 years since the first passenger journey on the world-famous Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR).
External linkMaking Tracks podcast: Railway 200 celebrations underway 13 January, 202517 January, 2025 Engineer Alasdair Stewart talks to Alan Hyde from Railway 200 in the first episode of Making Tracks for 2025. Marking the beginning of a special year in the Railway calendar.
External link200th anniversary rail sale offers up to half price discounts on over 2 million tickets 13 January, 202514 January, 2025 Discounted rail ticket prices will apply to journeys made between 17 January and 31 March 2025 across Great Britain.
