The Greatest Gathering Windfall
Last summer, volunteers from the Midland Railway Society were deeply involved in The Greatest Gathering, the unforgettable event hosted by Alstom at Derby’s Litchurch Lane Works as part of the wildly successful Railway200 celebrations. Given that this was the Midland Railway’s Carriage & Wagon Works, we very much regarded ourselves as the Home Team, so […]
Seasonal greetings to all our website visitors
As we near the end of the first year of the Society’s new website, this note is just to thank you for visiting us, and for your interest in the Society, the Study Centre and the Midland Railway itself. Following on from this year’s Railway 200 celebrations marking the 200th anniversary of the Stockton & […]
Our Display at The Greatest Gathering
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
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 […]