Alstom will showcase Locomotion No. 1—the world’s first steam locomotive to run on a public railway—at The Greatest Gathering in
#Derby,
#UK, from 1–3 August 2025. Built in 1825 by Robert Stephenson & Co. (now part of Alstom), the engine marks 200 years since the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway. The event, part of the
#Railway 200 celebrations, features over 50 historic and modern rail vehicles.
#Locomotion No. 1 is on loan from the National Railway Museum, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and joins other preserved locomotives like Midland Railway No. 1000 and diesel D6700. This is the first time Locomotion No. 1 has left North East
#England in a century.
https://www.alstom.com/press-releases-news/2025/5/worlds-first-steam-locomotive-run-public-railway-will-appear-greatest-gathering-organised-alstom-derby-uk