Train manufacturer Alstom will open its factory to the public for the first time to host the UK’s largest gathering of historic railway vehicles this summer. The Greatest Gathering event between August 1 and 3 will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the world’s first passenger train service. The three-day event will mark the first time…
2025 will see the National Railway Museum celebrate its 50th birthday, as well as the 200th anniversary of the modern railway, with a host of exciting exhibitions and events.
The Eric Oldham Legacy Collection features previously unpublished photographs and paintings from the country’s railways between the 1940s and the 1980s.
West Somerset Railway will run special steam trains to the annual Christmas Market at Minehead Railway Station on both market days, Saturday November 30th and Sunday December 1st.
