Updated
10.30

The
Railway
200


exhibition
train ‘Inspiration’
is
opening
its
doors
to
invited
guests
from
the
media
today,
after
leaving
Derby
yesterday
afternoon.

Railnews
has
published
the


first
pictures
of
the
exterior
of
the
train,
which
were
taken
shortly
before
it
left
Derby.

It
stopped
overnight
at
Toton,
and
is
now
at
Platform
1
of
London
Paddington
for
the
media
event.

NEW 
Images
of
the
train
at
Paddington
this
morning
are here.

Members
of
the
public
are
not
being
invited
on
board
today,
but
tomorrow
Inspiration
will
welcome
its
first
booked
guests
at
Bridgnorth
on
the
Severn
Valley
Railway.

It
will
remain
at
Bridgnorth
until
6
July,
and
then
move
on
to
Birmingham
Moor
Street,
where
visits
can
be
booked
for
dates
between
8
and
10
July.

Although
the
first
part
of
its
tour
has
been
announced,
most
of
the
stations
named
so
far
are
in
Scotland,
the
Midlands,
the
North
East
and
East
Anglia.
Other
dates
covering
Wales
and
the
West
of
England
are
expected
to
follow.

All
visitors
to
Inspiration,
which
celebrates
200
years
since
the
Stockton
&
Darlington
Railway
first
carried
passengers
on
a
locomotive-hauled
train,
must
book
in
advance,
although
there
is
no
charge
for
entry.
However,
the
owners
of
some
sites,
such
as
heritage
operators,
may
require
their
usual
entry
fees
where
these
apply.

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you
have
a
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on
this
story?
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