Railway 200 Celebration Day

Most of the visitors to this web site will be aware of 2025 being the year of Rail 200, the two hundredth anniversary of the first passenger trains running on the Stockton & Darlington Railway, and the national campaign to celebrate that historic occasion.

Although the Middy hasn’t been around that long with it’s first passenger train running in 1908, but not wishing to miss an opportunity, the Middy will be staging a a special display of of train travel in the Museum.

Plus all the usual Middy attractions will be open as well as the museum, steam train rides in genuine Victorian 4-wheeled carriages, sustenance in the tea room or the Middy bar and visits to the Restoration Shed.

The Eastern Counties Bus Preservation Group will be operating their shuttle service from Stowmarket main line station during the day offering visitors a bit more travel history in one of their splendid vehicles.

Main picture: 1890 Manning Wardle ‘Sir Berkeley’ owned by the Vintage Carriage Trust on duty at the Middy Easter Steam Gala. Photo: Roy Dowding.