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A global vote has unveiled a shortlist of the UK's best-loved railway artwork to celebrate 200 years of the modern railway.
A small UK village is home to a train station believed to be the world's oldest. Heighington and Aycliffe Railway Station in ...
Chesterfield’s pivotal role in birth of the world’s railway system is set to be commemorated thanks to a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund.
Now, HS2 Ltd, Network Rail and the Science Museum Group, the operator of the Locomotion Museum in Shildon, have agreed a loan which will see the ...
Robert Stephenson, son of George Stephenson, is regarded as one of the greatest engineers of all time. The Robert Stephenson statue being lowered into place at Locomotion Shildon (Image: HS2) He ...
A vote to find the favourite will run until June 1 with the winner to be announced on June 9 - rail pioneer George Stephenson’s birthday. Railway 200 commemorates the opening of the Stockton and ...
Chesterfield will commemorate its role in the birth of the world’s railway system and connection to George Stephenson thanks ...
Chesterfield has a special reason to celebrate Railway 200 as George Stephenson, the 'Father of the Railways', is buried ...
CELEBRATIONS to mark 200 years of railway history began in spectacular fashion. All Change, an open-air show in Bishop ...