External linkNew 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.
External linkVisitor 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.
External linkCommunity 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.
External linkFirst 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.
Excitement builds for railway’s 200th anniversary in 2025 19 September, 202415 November, 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.
External linkAll aboard! Help us celebrate the birth of the modern railway 4 September, 202419 September, 2024 UK museums are invited to mark the 200th anniversary of this historic milestone in 2025, says Alan Hyde.
External linkThe National Lottery Heritage Fund Grant Enables Bluebell Railway to Celebrate 200 Years of Rail Travel 19 August, 202421 August, 2024 The Bluebell Railway are planning to mark this significant anniversary with a major event – Railway 200 @Bluebell Railway – which will feature not only Rail Past, as befits a Heritage Railway, but also Rail Present and Rail Future.
External linkNothing Beats Sporting Routes 31 July, 20242 August, 2024 Find out where you can watch, learn about and discover new sporting passions by train with the new audio series, Sporting Routes.
External linkUK-first sees digitally signalled train driven on intercity mainline 3 June, 2024 In a UK-first, a rail industry partnership has successfully run a digitally signalled train on an intercity mainline route.
External linkLocomotion’s new hall opens to the public 24 May, 20245 June, 2024 New hall tells the story of Shildon, the world’s first railway town.
External linkTrain tracks triumph – new findings show that trains are up to 80% cheaper than planes for domestic travel 19 April, 2024 Travelling by rail can be up to 80% cheaper on similar routes than flying, eliminating the burden of baggage fees, seat selection charges and airport transfer fees, a new report by Rail Delivery Group has found.
External linkFreight growth target 4 March, 20245 April, 2024 Freight operators ready to partner with government to get lorries off roads and support green economic growth.
External linkGreener travel 28 February, 202428 March, 2024 Rail travel is almost nine times greener than by car on the Top 100 business routes new figures show.
External linkCommitted to improving the UK’s trains 22 February, 202428 March, 2024 Over the last decade, more than half of all passenger trains have been replaced or refurbished to make journeys more accessible, reliable and comfortable. That’s equivalent to 132-miles placed back-to-back, further than Newcastle to Sheffield, Cardiff to Coventry or 2,300 football pitches.
External linkLord Peter Hendy: Railway 200 and how the railway made the modern world 22 November, 202328 March, 2024 Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill joins Richard Bowker and Nigel Harris to talk about Railway 200 and our plans for celebrating the bicentenary of the birth of the modern railway in 2025. He also discusses the importance of inspiring the next generation of workers to the industry.
Article by Peter, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, Chair of Network Rail, in RAIL magazine, Sept 2023 30 September, 20234 October, 2024 2025 is the 200th anniversary of this first passenger railway journey and the beginning of a global socio-economic boom maybe only rivalled by the spread of the internet. The rail industry intends to mark this occasion with a year-long national celebration which we are calling ‘Railway 200’.
