Our Display at The Greatest Gathering

Andrew Cholerton, the Midland Railway Society's Bookstall Manager, sits ready to welcome the influx of visitors to The Greatest Gathering on the Society's stand. In the foreground is a table of books, to the left is a three-dimensional model of Derby's Litchurch Lane Carriage & Wagon Works and behind him are two large display boards titled "The Story of Litchurch Lane" - first is "Thomas Clayton: Innovator in Design and Production Engineering The Many Good Years" and the second "...and a Few Bad Ones"

The Midland Railway Society had a fantastic weekend at The Greatest Gathering and we have nothing but praise and thanks to the small but exceptionally hard working team at Alstom who pulled it off. Over the three days we met and chatted with an incredible number of people on our stand – the breadth of […]

Midland Railway Society at The Greatest Gathering

A huge crowd of people entering the Greatest Gathering as the gates open

It’s the start of Day Two at The Greatest Gathering, and if the first day is any measure, it’s going to be another spectacular and busy day. The event is geared up to present  Wow! moments  one after the other and the feedback is that it is more than achieving its aim. The Midland Railway […]