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.
External linkCalling All Stations podcast: Celebrating 200 years of railways 12 January, 202517 January, 2025 Christian Wolmar interviews Alan Hyde from Railway 200 on the exciting programme of celebrations marking the bicentenary of the Stockton & Darlington Railway and of the industry which changed not just the UK but the whole world.
External linkGreater Anglia marks start of the 200th anniversary of the modern railway with new podcast episode 6 January, 20257 January, 2025 Greater Anglia has launched series two, episode three of its Life on Rails podcast with Alan Hyde from Railway 200, featuring as the special guest (starts at 21:05).
Railway’s 200th anniversary is on track for a bumper year 2 January, 20256 January, 2025 The Royal Mint today launches a commemorative £2 coin to mark this year’s 200th anniversary of the modern railway, inspired by the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway (S&DR) in 1825, a journey that changed the world forever.
External linkLNER welcomes in 2025; A year of celebration, collaboration and transformation 1 January, 2025 LNER will be welcoming in 2025 as it joins the rail industry in marking 200 years of the modern railway and a once in a generation timetable uplift that will bring more services and faster journeys. Special events designed to celebrate and inspire customers, communities, and the next generation are planned throughout the year.
Global ‘whistle-up’ on New Year’s Day signals start of rail’s 200th anniversary 19 December, 202430 December, 2024 Biggest railway heritage mass participation event ever - more than 50 railways and up to 200 locos to sound off with whistles and horns to start year-long celebration.
Search is on for UK’s longest-serving railway family 9 December, 202411 December, 2024 A nationwide heritage hunt launches today to discover the person with the longest-serving railway family. Is it you or a member of your clan?
Railway 200 set to raise £200k by uniting five charities in milestone year 4 December, 20244 December, 2024 Four rail charities are joining forces for the first time and teaming up with Alzheimer’s Research UK to raise at least £200,000 to support their combined work.
External linkA spotlight on Railway 200 in the current edition of Rail Director magazine 27 November, 2024 What's coming down the track in 2025.
External linkRail Key to Driving Regional Economic Growth and Achieving Net Zero Ambitions, New Research Reveals 14 November, 202415 November, 2024 New research, commissioned by Rail Delivery Group, reveals that the rail industry generated more than £26bn in economic, environmental and social benefits to the UK economy over the past year, with rail customers contributing £98bn through spending in local communities.
External linkRail industry announces free travel for military personnel and veterans to attend Remembrance Services 18 October, 2024 Serving military personnel and veterans attending services of remembrance on the weekends of the 2-3 and 9-10 November can travel to and from the events by train for free.
External linkAll aboard for economic growth: Rail travel contributes over £9bn each year to independent businesses 10 October, 2024 A new report from WPI Economics, commissioned by Rail Delivery Group, found that travelling by rail contributes over £9bn each year to independent businesses and in the region of £23bn to high streets across the country.
External linkResearching our railway pasts 9 October, 20249 October, 2024 An opportunity to contribute to the Railway Work, Life & Death project.
