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.
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 linkJo Whiley teams up with the rail industry to inspire trips rooted in musical history 7 March, 202428 March, 2024 Jo Whiley teams up with the rail industry to inspire trips rooted in musical history – with one in five not knowing the Beatles are from Liverpool.
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.
