Greatest Gathering
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The Greatest Gathering was an exhibition of railway vehicles hosted at Alstom's Derby Litchurch Lane Works during 1–3 August 2025. It was the world's largest-ever gathering of historic and modern roll
Locomotion No. 1 at The Greatest Gathering
Rail 150: Sarah Siddons hauled by LMR 600 Gordon (Shildon, 1975)
Rail 200: Pre-opening crowd control, queuing inside crowd control barriers
66719 Michael Portillo locomotive nameplate on Railway 200 Exhibition train Class 66 in Derby (2025)
No. 4472 Flying Scotsman is an LNER Class A3 4-6-2 "Pacific" type steam locomotive built in 1923 for the London and North Eastern Railway at Doncaster Works to a design of Nigel Gresley. It was employ
Greatest Gathering
…of York. Rolling stock was provided by the Metropolitan Railway plus each of the Big Four railway companies of the time. Both Locomotion No. 1 and Flying Scotsman participated in the rolling cavalcade. Rail 150: During 24–31 August 1975, the sesquicentenary celebration exhibition and cavalcade was held at Shildon…
Flying Scotsman in 2017
Flying Scotsman being prepared for the 1924 British Empire Exhibition
Flying Scotsman in 1928, with its corridor tender
Flying Scotsman, now numbered 60103, under BR ownership in December 1960