#railway-history

#railway-history

Over the past few days, some 140 trains and locomotives of all shapes and sizes, from the oldest to the newest, have converged on Derby to pay homage to the 200th anniversary of the first passenger railway service.

The Rail200 branded locomotive is travelling the UK, bringing a mobile exhibition to the masses to tell a truncated history of 200 years of British railways.

As we gazed down at the molars beneath our feet, rail expert Richie Starrs pointed out that this site represents a pivotal moment in railway history – the Brusselton Incline.

The shimmering, ceramic-clad, entrance of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway matched the ambitious, Baroque revival South Eastern Railway side, with its heroic-scaled figurative sculpture.