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BBC News
04-05-2025
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Telford Steam Railway celebrates station reopening
A steam railway is celebrating the reopening of one of its stations after a six-year repair platform at Lawley, Telford, began to shift in 2019, with Telford Steam Railway carrying out work to rebuild it and install steel the work was done by volunteers, with materials being brought to the site by train as it was too far from the enthusiast Pete Waterman has been invited as a special guest for the event on Sunday, which will also celebrate 100 years of its flagship locomotive. The Lawley Village station was not an original station and was created by the railway in 2015, so the day will also mark the 10th anniversary of its Owen, a spokesperson for the railway, said it is unclear why the platform moved but that it was built on clay soil which could have shifted because of said the operation to repair and secure it had been a big one, made more difficult because it is next to a large housing development at it was not an expensive project because they used volunteer labour and materials they already day of celebration on Sunday will include free travel on the railway for Lawley and Horsehay residents, along with entertainment that includes a brass band and a steam tram railway has become well-known locally for its Polar Express experiences at Christmas which have brought in a large Owen said some of that money had been used to buy more track and extend the line to that, he said the "dream" was to eventually extend it to Buildwas. Follow BBC Shropshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
30-01-2025
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Derby to host major gathering of historic railway vehicles
Train manufacturer Alstom will open its factory for the first time in more than 50 years for a major gathering of historic railway event in Derby will mark the 200th anniversary of the world's first passenger train service with the Greatest Gathering event between August 1 and mogul and railway enthusiast Pete Waterman was a special guest at a launch day on told the BBC: "Derby has always been the centre of railways for a long time, particularly with a Midlands lad like me." More than 50 rolling stock exhibits from the past, present and future of the railways will be on display, featuring a combination of those powered by steam, diesel and Waterman said: "I first came here in 1957 with my school. This event is about 200 years of people and about those that have run the railways - the steam engines and diesel trains is just part of it."The people that make them and make them run, that's what we should be celebrating." The historic locomotives include on show will include: LNER Class A4 Sir Nigel Gresley, built in Railway Merchant Navy Class British India Line, built in 37 Cassiopeia, built in to 30,000 people are expected to attend the three-day event, which will form part of the wider Railway 200 industry is embarking on a year-long celebration named Railway 200 to mark the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway in north-east England on 27 September 1825, which is credited as being the birth of the modern railway. Alstom's Europe region president Gian Luca Erbacci said: "The Greatest Gathering, presented by Alstom for Railway 200, is a unique opportunity to celebrate not only the incredible progress of the past two centuries but also the bright future of rail."This event is about bringing people together to reflect on what we've achieved collectively and to inspire the next generation to push the boundaries of what's possible in sustainable transport."Tickets go on sale from 09:00 GMT on Friday with all profits split between five charities.
