• First six months of train’s year-long tour now confirmed

• First six months of year-long anniversary schedule confirmed
• Get inspired - book or register interest now

A range of rail improvement projects will be carried out during a series of weekend engineering work affecting London journeys on the Midland Main Line.

• Watercolour painted in 1940 comes top in poll marking 200 years of the modern railway
• Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums has now put the watercolour on display
• Announcement made on the anniversary of the birth of railway pioneer George Stephenson
• Art UK and Railway 200 organised the ballot, which drew votes from around the world

Work is now complete on a £3m project to raise the platforms at Dunkeld and Birnam station, significantly improving accessibility and safety for passengers at the historic Perthshire stop.  

Railway 200, a campaign to celebrate 200 years of the modern railway, won the Outstanding Contribution to Tourism Award at VisitEngland Excellence Awards 2025.

Network Rail has teamed up with East Midlands Railway (EMR) to mark International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD) 2025 with a campaign promoting safer behaviour among pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.

A Worcestershire level crossing has seen less deliberate misuse and less anti-social behaviour following work to make it safer.