Rail 200

[Moonglum]

As you may know the railway in Britain is celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2025. There are lots of events planned so if you want to see what is happening, there is a dedicated website for it at:

https://railway200.co.uk/

I hope something here will be of interest to you.

Cheers,

Tim

[crewearpley40]

Back on track.... pardon pun

Alstom in Derby announced 'The Greatest Gathering' in a press release back in September 2024 to mark railway's 200th Aniversary in 2025.
Between the 1st and 3rd of August 2025 there will be at the Litchurch Lane Works in Derby the largest temporary gathering of trains in a generation, including rides along the test track. Steam Locomotives potentially include Flying Scotsman and Sir Nigel Gresley, more to be announced as get closer to the day.....


Could be fun

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https://railway200.co.uk/activity/alstom-presents-the-greatest-gathering/

https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2024/9/alstom-announces-greatest-gathering-mark-railways-200th-anniversary-2025

A. Nicklin


Please keep an eye on this
And who remembers visiting works open days?

[SD35]

46464 has just done the honours for the noon whistle-up on the Strathspey.

[Newportnobby]

Shame about the headboard

[crewearpley40]

Is it Gaelic language?

Still cool photo of a beautiful loco



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C. Venables





Here's our very own Paul 'Piglet' Middleton, sharing some more information about the #WhistleUp200 that's happening tomorrow at 12pm to mark the start of 2025 and the
#Railway200 celebrations

Four of our engines will move down to Grosmont station at 11am, ready for the Whistle Up at 12pm



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200 years of rail travel 1825-2025. The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway Black 5 45212 chiming at 12 to make the huge occasion
P. Anchor

SVR

[Yet_Another]

Shame about the headboard

What's wrong with the headboard?

[Newportnobby]

Shame about the headboard

What's wrong with the headboard?

Check the spelling of Strathspey

[crewearpley40]

How about this ?

NYMR



 

#Railway200? #WhistleUp200?

2025 marks 200 years since the world's first passenger train, hauled by George Stephenson's Locomotion No.1, carried more than 400 people along the Stockton and Darlington Railway on the 27th September of that year. The landmark event drew crowds of up to 40,000 people and marked the birth of modern passenger train travel.

To start the year of the 'Railway 200' celebrations, heritage railways around the UK - and abroad - are hosting a 'whistle-up' at 12pm on 1st January 2025 whereby locomotives will sound their whistles and horns at 12pm.

The public are also invited to get involved so here is my contribution - a few videos of train whistles I have recorded over the years.

Firstly we have locomotives from the 'big four':

GWR Castle class 4-6-0 number 5043 'Earl of Mount Edgcumbe' passing Wilmcote with the return working of 'The Shakespeare Express. This is one of most regular steam hauled workings on the national rail network so thought this would be a good one to include.

LMS 5MT 4-6-0 number 44932 at Ingrow West on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.

SR Battle of Britain 4-6-2 number 34067 'Tangmere' at Preston.

LNER A1 class 4-6-2 number 60163 'Tornado' at Manchester Piccadilly - a new build locomotive based on original designs. I have included this as this video also features the Class 390 'Pendolino - a tilting train.

BR class 40 locomotive number 40013 'Andania' at Manchester Piccadilly.

LMS 3F Fowler 'Jinty' class 0-6-0T number 47298 at Ramsbottom station on the East Lancashire Railway. I have included this to show how small tank engines were an important part of the rail network and not just large tender engines.

Hunslet 0-4-0ST 779 'Holy War' at the Bala Lake Railway. I have included this for 2 reasons. Firstly, the Bala Lake Railway is one of many narrow gauge railways in the UK and are popular tourist attractions. Secondly, Hunslet were a huge manufacturer of railway engines and built hundreds of both steam and diesel engines for industrial use.

Class 43 HST numbers 43159 and 43089 at Bury Bolton Street on the East Lancashire Railway. The 'class 43' was also known as the 'Intercity 125' and one of most iconic diesel locomotives in the UK since the age of steam.

Finally we end with a whistle-up at the Statfold Barn Railway in Staffordshire featuring all of the locomotives that had taken part in the 'Hunslet 150' gala back in July 2021.

A BIG THANK YOU to everyone in the heritage railway movement for keeping these wonderful steam engines and railways alive. Long may it continue!
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C. Lawton

[RailGooner]

Shame about the headboard

What's wrong with the headboard?

Check the spelling of Strathspey

Srath Spè is Scottish Gaelic. English isn't the only language in this wide World.

[Hiawatha]

Srath Spè is Scottish Gaelic. English isn't the only language in this wide World.

But the headboard isn't saying Srath Spè but Shrath Spè. So, is it indeed wrong?

And they couldn't even spell DAMN right.

[RailGooner]

Srath Spè is Scottish Gaelic. English isn't the only language in this wide World.

But the headboard isn't saying Srath Spè but Shrath Spè. So, is it indeed wrong?

And they couldn't even spell DAMN right.

Dàmh Shrath Spè is Scottish Gaelic for Strathspey Ox - the spelling changes with context. Four decades have past since I studied/used Gaelic. Language is living history and all history has the potential to change with new information or interpretation.

[SD35]

Srath Spè is Scottish Gaelic. English isn't the only language in this wide World.

But the headboard isn't saying Srath Spè but Shrath Spè. So, is it indeed wrong?

And they couldn't even spell DAMN right.

Dàmh Shrath Spè is Scottish Gaelic for Strathspey Ox - the spelling changes with context. Four decades have past since I studied/used Gaelic. Language is living history and all history has the potential to change with new information or interpretation.

 

Ox or Stag in Gaelic.  With the antlers on top of the headboard, I'm going for the latter. 

[crewearpley40]

Rail 200
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