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?
