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Yahoo
28-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
First passenger steam train to go on show in city
The first steam locomotive to haul a passenger-carrying train on a public railway is set to go on display in Derby. Locomotion No.1 was built 200 years ago by Robert Stephenson and Company, a Newcastle-based firm named after the son of "father of the railways" George Stephenson. It became the first locomotive to carry passengers on a public train when it was used on the Stockton and Darlington Railway in September 1825. The locomotive is now set to go on display at train manufacturer Alstom in Derby at a three-day event called The Greatest Gathering, which is part of Railway 200, a year-long celebration marking the creation of the railways. Locomotion No.1 is one of a number of rail vehicles from the UK National Collection which have been loaned to Alstom by the National Railway Museum, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025. Robert Stephenson and Company became part of Alstom in 1989 as a result of successive mergers. Alstom managing director Rob Whyte said: "We are very excited that Locomotion No.1 will be joining an already unprecedented roster of historic and modern rolling stock at The Greatest Gathering. "I want to thank the National Railway Museum – and indeed countless other partners across the UK rail industry – for supporting our mammoth event for Railway 200. "We look forward to welcoming ticketholders to Britain's biggest rail celebration later this year." The Greatest Gathering will take place at Alstom's Litchurch Lane site from Friday 1 August to Sunday 3 August, and will show more than 50 rolling stock exhibits. Follow BBC Derby on Facebook, on X, or on Instagram. Send your story ideas to eastmidsnews@ or via WhatsApp on 0808 100 2210. Ticket sales resume for major train gathering event First look at Derby-made HS2 train interiors Alstom wins new £60m refurbishment contract Train-maker Alstom wins £370m Elizabeth line order National Railway Museum
Daily Mail
04-05-2025
- Daily Mail
The 29 greatest rail journeys you can take in Britain - by the expert who's travelled 4,000 miles around the country
It's 200 years since George Stephenson climbed into the cab of the aptly named Locomotion No. 1 and took 600 passengers on a 26-mile trip on the Stockton & Darlington Railway. Unsurprisingly, there was a buzz of excitement as the wheels rolled down the tracks, beginning in the small settlement of Shildon – considered the world's first railway town – and continuing towards Stockton on the River Tees. They were, after all, on the world's first public passenger steam train ride.
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Best-loved railway art unveiled after global vote
A global vote has unveiled a shortlist of the UK's best-loved railway artwork to celebrate 200 years of the modern railway. Twenty paintings have been selected, nine of which are held at the National Railway Museum in York. The public has now been invited to choose an outright winner to be announced on 9 June, the birthday of rail pioneer George Stephenson. Shortlisted artwork includes paintings by 14 artists, such as renowned railway painter Terence Cuneo. Famous works by J.M.W. Turner and Eric Ravilious are also included in the final 20, along with two works by Norman Wilkinson, whose paintings are featured in popular travel posters. Female painters Anna Todd, Ann Emily Carr and Grace Lydia Golden also made it into the shortlist. The top 20 were selected by a public vote from a longlist of 200 artworks compiled by art education charity Art UK. They were drawn from 11 public collections in the UK, including the National Railway Museum, Hopetown Darlington and The Postal Museum. Nearly 4,000 votes were cast, according to organisers. Heritage Minister Baroness Twycross said: "For two centuries, our railways have carried passengers and freight as well as inspiring artistic creativity across Britain. "This remarkable collection showcases how deeply trains are woven into our cultural fabric." She added she had been "delighted" to see such a diverse shortlist and encouraged people to vote for their favourite. Anyone can register for the final vote to choose the nation's favourite, with polls closing at midnight on 1 June. The paintings will be displayed in The Railway 200 Gallery in an exhibition on the Art UK website until 31 December 2025. Railway 200 commemorates the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825 when George Stephenson drove Locomotion No.1 a distance of 26 miles (42km) between Shildon, Darlington and Stockton in the north east of England. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North. National Railway Museum Railway 200
BBC News
20-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Railway 200: Best-loved railway art unveiled after global vote
A global vote has unveiled a shortlist of the UK's best-loved railway artwork to celebrate 200 years of the modern paintings have been selected, nine of which are held at the National Railway Museum in York. The public has now been invited to choose an outright winner to be announced on 9 June, the birthday of rail pioneer George artwork includes paintings by 14 artists, such as renowned railway painter Terence Cuneo. Famous works by J.M.W. Turner and Eric Ravilious are also included in the final 20, along with two works by Norman Wilkinson, whose paintings are featured in popular travel posters. Female painters Anna Todd, Ann Emily Carr and Grace Lydia Golden also made it into the top 20 were selected by a public vote from a longlist of 200 artworks compiled by art education charity Art were drawn from 11 public collections in the UK, including the National Railway Museum, Hopetown Darlington and The Postal Museum. Nearly 4,000 votes were cast, according to organisers. Heritage Minister Baroness Twycross said: "For two centuries, our railways have carried passengers and freight as well as inspiring artistic creativity across Britain. "This remarkable collection showcases how deeply trains are woven into our cultural fabric."She added she had been "delighted" to see such a diverse shortlist and encouraged people to vote for their favourite. Anyone can register for the final vote to choose the nation's favourite, with polls closing at midnight on 1 June. The paintings will be displayed in The Railway 200 Gallery in an exhibition on the Art UK website until 31 December 200 commemorates the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825 when George Stephenson drove Locomotion No.1 a distance of 26 miles (42km) between Shildon, Darlington and Stockton in the north east of England. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
