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.
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.
