- Travelling exhibition inside train is packed with interactive exhibits & amazing stories
- 60,000 have visited, calling it “brilliant” and “fascinating”
- It’s now calling at six new stations on south coast and South West of England
- Tickets are free but availability is limited.
Una exposición dentro de un tren repleta de historias sorprendentes y diversión interactiva ha añadido seis nuevas fechas a su gira.
More than 60,000 have visited the Railway 200 exhibition train on its 60-stop, year-long tour of Britain, and 9 in 10 visitors would recommend it to a friend.
Co-curated with the National Railway Museum and called Inspiration, it uses rare artefacts and fascinating facts to explore how railways transformed the world. It includes hands-on engineering challenges and a whistle-stop tour of interesting – and lesser-known – careers on the railway.
New stops on its tour were announced today, and it will call at (all dates inclusive):
- Bognor Regis station – 2 March to 3 March
- Lewes station – 5 March to 6 March
- Totnes station (South Devon Railway) – 17 March to 22 March
- Bristol Temple Meads station – 23 March to 29 March
- Minehead station (West Somerset Railway) – 30 March to 4 April
- Newquay station – 6 April to 11 April
Tickets to Inspiración are free and local schools will be invited for free, bespoke tours. Normal entry fees to some private railways may apply.
Inspiración has been described as “unique”, “extremely interesting” and “really well curated”.
Tara Jones Ulla was among the 2,000 people who visited at West Somerset Railway in November. She described it as “brilliant”, adding: “It was so informative without being overwhelming, with lots of interactive and hands‑on exhibits. I came away so happy!”
Michael Wilson, who visited at Inspiración’s London Paddington stop, said: “The whole thing was well thought out. The interactive exhibits were brilliant and my children loved it.”
Inspiración is part of Ferrocarril 200, the national celebration marking two centuries of the modern railway. Thousands of events in 2025 celebrated a British innovation that revolutionised travel, supercharged economies and enabled mass tourism, sports leagues and the standardisation of time.
Emma Roberts, Directora del Programa Railway 200, ha declarado lo siguiente: “Railways are one of history’s most important inventions and inside this train you can explore the story of rail in a fun and family-friendly environment.
"Inspiración has already travelled thousands of miles across Britain – from Scotland to Southampton – and we are hugely excited to welcome even more people aboard in these six fantastic destinations.”
El Ministro de Ferrocarriles, Lord Peter Hendy, dijo: “Estoy orgulloso de celebrar nuestra herencia como cuna del ferrocarril moderno; hasta el día de hoy, nuestra red ferroviaria es la columna vertebral de nuestra economía, impulsando el crecimiento económico, el empleo y los hogares.
“Con este tren, no solo miramos al pasado, sino que inspiramos a la próxima generación de ingenieros, conductores, conductores y técnicos, y destacamos lo que el ferrocarril ofrece hoy”.”
| Destino | Fechas | Anfitrión |
| Upminster | 26 Jan – 30 Jan | Ferrocarril c2c |
| Cambridge | 31 Jan – 1 Feb | Gran Anglia |
| Colchester | 3 Feb – 4 Feb | Gran Anglia |
| Clacton | 5 Feb – 6 Feb | Gran Anglia |
| Hertford | 7 Feb – 8 Feb | Gran Anglia |
| Swanage | 16 Feb – 18 Feb | Ferrocarril de Swanage |
| Hampshire | 19 Feb – 20 Feb | La línea del berro |
| Salisbury | 21 de febrero – 23 de febrero | South Western Railway |
| Kingston | 25 Feb – 26 Feb | South Western Railway |
| Worthing | 27 Feb – 28 Feb | Del sur |
| Bognor Regis | 2 – 3 March | Del sur |
| Lewes | 5 – 6 March | Del sur |
| Epsom | 9 Mar – 11 Mar | Del sur |
| Hastings | 12 Mar – 15 Mar | Del sudeste |
| Totnes | 17 – 22 March | Ferrocarril de South Devon |
| Bristol | 23 – 29 March | Red ferroviaria |
| Minehead | 30 March – 3 April | Ferrocarril de West Somerset |
| Newquay | 6 – 11 April | Gran ferrocarril occidental |
Inspiración was supported by a £250,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Porterbrook funded its eye-catching livery.