Muslims in Rail are delighted to be an official partner of the Railway 200 initiative – celebrating 200 years of the birth of the Railway in Britain. Our Co-Founder & Director Nasir Khan MBE was privileged to attend it’s official launch event at the Institute of Civil Engineers in London.
About Railway 200
Saturday 27 September 2025 is the 200th anniversary of the first passenger railway journey that took place on the Stockton & Darlington Railway between Shildon and Stockton, via Darlington.
Developed by a cross industry partnership, with a focus on inspiring the next generation, Railway 200 will be a national public engagement programme, starting in January 2025, to mark 200 years of train travel.
A wide variety of activities, initiatives and partnerships are being considered to enable Railway 200 to tell the story of the past, present, and future of the railway.
To support the national programme, Railway 200 aims to inspire, enable and empower organisations, communities and individuals to create and deliver their own activities, events, and projects, which together will roll into a year-long celebration.
Railway 200 hopes to leave a genuine legacy beyond 2025 by supporting and enhancing the industry’s efforts to close the skills gap. It will achieve this by offering more opportunities for young people to learn about the variety of careers and roles the industry has to offer.
By the end of Railway 200, people in all parts of the UK will have had a good reason to engage with the railway story. By putting the spotlight on the railway, and everything it has and will achieve, Railway 200 gives us the chance to increase positivity towards rail and in turn encourage more people to consider travelling by train.
As a whole-industry initiative, the Railway 200 Programme is being led by the Great British Railway’s Transition Team supported by industry partners: Community Rail Network, Heritage Railway Association, HS2 Ltd, National Railway Museum, National Skills Academy for Rail, Network Rail, Rail Delivery Group, Rail Freight Group, Rail Partners, Railway Industry Association, Muslims in Rail, Rail Forum, S&DR200, Transport Focus, UK Rail Research and Innovation Network and Young Rail Professionals.
