Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department plans to take steps to mark the anniversary of 200 years of passenger train travel in 2025.

Railway 200 has been developed by a cross industry partnership for a year-long nationwide partnership-led campaign to celebrate 200 years of the modern railway and inspire a new generation of young people to choose a career in rail. Starting in January 2025, a wide variety of activities and events are being planned to celebrate rail’s remarkable past, its role today, and its importance to a sustainable future. The partnership-led approach will provide a framework to support local activity across the whole of the UK which, along with a small number of centrally delivered initiatives, will result in an exciting and diverse campaign delivering a real legacy beyond 2025. Railway 200 has the Department for Transport’s full support and Ministerial endorsement