Your railway story

Gathering stories of how the railway has influenced you and your life

  • Has the railway shaped your career and taken you places you didn’t expect?
  • Have you discovered new friends, passions or interests thanks to the railway?
  • Did you meet a significant person in your life on a train journey?

We’re collecting rail stories from people across the country, and we’re planning to share a selection of them on this website and on our social media channels over the coming months as we celebrate 200 years since the birth of the modern railway.

If you have a story you’d like to share, please use the form below to tell us about it. We’ll review all submissions and we may follow up with you if your story is selected.

* Not for publication - just so we can follow up with you about your story before publication

Tell us about your positive, memorable experience of how the railway has affected you. Feel free to include links and other public information, but don't include personally-identifiable details here, for example: your date of birth or address.
If there are public images or videos online (e.g. on Instagram or YouTube) which relate to your story which you are happy for us to use in illustrating your story on this website, please include links to them here. These should be materials you own and can give us consent to use on this site, with an appropriate link or credit.
Consent(Required)