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Flying Scotsman is set to take centre stage at a major railway celebration. The world-famous steam locomotive, owned by the National Railway Museum in York, will appear at The Greatest Gathering, a ...
Alstom’s three-day festival in Derby will be the world’s largest-ever gathering of historic and modern rolling stock. It ...
The Flying Scotsman will appear at the world’s largest gathering of historic and modern railway vehicles at the Greatest Gathering event in Derby.
In 1825, George Stephenson’s steam-powered Locomotion No. 1 travelled 26 miles between Shildon, Darlington and Stockton carrying hundreds of passengers and 'setting in motion a train of events that ...
The "Inspiration" train is due to be launched at the Severn Valley Railway on 27 June before visiting 60 locations, such as ...
On September 27 1825, Locomotion No 1 left Shildon on a 26-mile trip to Stockton, ... centred on the National Railway Museum’s excellent and recently expanded Locomotion campus in Shildon, ...
Numerous events are planned, including Railway Firsts, an exhibition at the National Railway Museum, York, and sister museum Locomotion in County Durham, from February 8.
A shortlist of the 20 best-loved railway artworks in Britain have been unveiled as part of bicentenary celebrations for the modern railway - with a quarter of them having Scottish links.
Locomotion, a tucked-away railway museum on an industrial estate at Shildon in County Durham, has been known to add to its attractions with some real coups, previously displaying the likes of ...
National Railway Museum, York (as part of the NRM’s 50 th birthday) 10 – 17 September 2025 . Darlington station, County Durham (as part of S&DR200) 20 September – 1 October 2025 . Locomotion museum, ...
National Railway Museum, York (as part of the NRM’s 50 th birthday) 10 – 17 September 2025. Darlington station, County Durham (as part of S&DR200) 20 September – 1 October 2025. Locomotion museum, ...