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====Electric Locomotives====

====Electric Locomotives====

* [[Metropolitan Railway electric locomotives|Metropolitan Railway]] No. 12 ”[[Sarah Siddons (locomotive)|Sarah Siddons]]” ‒ [[London Transport Museum]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holden |first=Michael |date=14 March 2025 |title=London Underground locomotive set for Greatest Gathering appearance |url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/03/london-underground-locomotive-set-for-greatest-gathering-appearance.html |access-date=14 March 2025 |website=RailAdvent}}</ref>

* [[Metropolitan Railway electric locomotives|Metropolitan Railway]] No. 12 ”[[Sarah Siddons (locomotive)|Sarah Siddons]]” ‒ [[London Transport Museum]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holden |first=Michael |date=14 March 2025 |title=London Underground locomotive set for Greatest Gathering appearance |url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/03/london-underground-locomotive-set-for-greatest-gathering-appearance.html |access-date=14 March 2025 |website=RailAdvent}}</ref>

{{flatlist|** {{brc|73}} no. 73119 ”Paul Taylor” ‒ [[GB Railfreight]]<ref name=”Holden-2025g”/><br>

* {{brc|73}}

73119 ”Paul Taylor” ‒ [[GB Railfreight]]<ref name=”Holden-2025g”/><br>

** 73136 ‒ [[GB Railfreight]]<ref name=”Holden-2025g”/>

** 73136 ‒ [[GB Railfreight]]<ref name=”Holden-2025g”/>

* {{brc|86}}

}}

{{flatlist|** {{brc|86}} no. 86101 ”[[William Stanier|Sir William A Stanier FRS]]” ‒ [[Locomotive Services Limited]]<ref name=”Church-2025″/><ref name=”The Railway Magazine-2025″/><br>

** 86101 ”[[William Stanier|Sir William A Stanier FRS]]” ‒ [[Locomotive Services Limited]]<ref name=”Church-2025″/><ref name=”The Railway Magazine-2025″/>

** 86401 ”[[Mons Meg]]” ‒ [[West Coast Railways]]<ref name=”Smith-2025″/><ref name=”The Railway Magazine-2025″/>

** 86401 ”[[Mons Meg]]” ‒ [[West Coast Railways]]<ref name=”Smith-2025″/><ref name=”The Railway Magazine-2025″/>

}}

* {{brc|87}} no. 87002 ”Royal Sovereign” ‒ [[Locomotive Services Limited]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holden |first=Michael |date=10 May 2025 |title=Class 87 to visit The Greatest Gathering |url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/05/class-87-to-visit-the-greatest-gathering.html |access-date=10 May 2025 |website=RailAdvent}}</ref>

* {{brc|87}} no. 87002 ”Royal Sovereign” ‒ [[Locomotive Services Limited]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holden |first=Michael |date=10 May 2025 |title=Class 87 to visit The Greatest Gathering |url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/05/class-87-to-visit-the-greatest-gathering.html |access-date=10 May 2025 |website=RailAdvent}}</ref>

* {{brc|88}} no. 88010 ”Aurora” ‒ [[Direct Rail Services]]<ref name=”Holden-2025g”/><ref name=”The Railway Magazine-2025″/>

* {{brc|88}} no. 88010 ”Aurora” ‒ [[Direct Rail Services]]<ref name=”Holden-2025g”/><ref name=”The Railway Magazine-2025″/>

* {{brc|89}} no. 89001 ”[[Avocet]]” ‒ [[Locomotive Services Limited]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holden |first=Michael |date=2 July 2025 |title=The Badger is off to The Greatest Gathering! |url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/07/the-badger-is-off-to-the-greatest-gathering.html |access-date=2 July 2025 |website=RailAdvent}}</ref>

* {{brc|89}} no. 89001 ”[[Avocet]]” ‒ [[Locomotive Services Limited]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holden |first=Michael |date=2 July 2025 |title=The Badger is off to The Greatest Gathering! |url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/07/the-badger-is-off-to-the-greatest-gathering.html |access-date=2 July 2025 |website=RailAdvent}}</ref>

* {{brc|90}} no. 90018 ”The Greatest Gathering” ‒ [[Freightliner Group|Freightliner]] (named during the weekend)<ref name=”Church-2025″/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Class 90 locomotive livery fact sheet |url=https://www.class90electriclocogroup.co.uk/liveries.html |access-date=5 September 2025 |website=www.class90electriclocogroup.co.uk}}</ref><ref name=”The Railway Magazine-2025″/>

* {{brc|90}} no. 90018 ”The Greatest Gathering” ‒ [[Freightliner Group|Freightliner]] (named during the weekend)<ref name=”Church-2025″/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Class 90 locomotive livery fact sheet |url=https://www.class90electriclocogroup.co.uk/liveries.html |access-date=5 September 2025 |website=www.class90electriclocogroup.co.uk}}</ref><ref name=”The Railway Magazine-2025″/>

{{flatlist|** {{brc|91}} no. 91110 ” Battle of Britain Memorial Flight” ‒ [[London North Eastern Railway]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holden |first=Michael |date=10 February 2025 |title=Class 91 locomotive to visit Derby for The Greatest Gathering |url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/02/class-91-locomotive-to-visit-derby-for-the-greatest-gathering.html |access-date=10 February 2025 |website=RailAdvent}}</ref><ref name=”The Railway Magazine-2025″/><br>

* {{brc|91}} no. 91110 ” Battle of Britain Memorial Flight” ‒ [[London North Eastern Railway]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holden |first=Michael |date=10 February 2025 |title=Class 91 locomotive to visit Derby for The Greatest Gathering |url=https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/02/class-91-locomotive-to-visit-derby-for-the-greatest-gathering.html |access-date=10 February 2025 |website=RailAdvent}}</ref><ref name=”The Railway Magazine-2025″/>

** 91117 ”Project Electra” ‒ [[Europhoenix]]<ref name=”Holden-2025g”/><br>

** 91117 ”Project Electra” ‒ [[Europhoenix]]<ref name=”Holden-2025g”/>

** 91150 ”National Railway Museum 50 Years 1975-2025” ‒ [[London North Eastern Railway]]<ref name=”Church-2025″/>

** 91150 ”National Railway Museum 50 Years 1975-2025” ‒ [[London North Eastern Railway]]<ref name=”Church-2025″/>

}}

* {{brc|92}} no. 92011 ”Handel” ‒ [[DB Cargo UK]]<ref name=”Holden-2025g”/>

* {{brc|92}} no. 92011 ”Handel” ‒ [[DB Cargo UK]]<ref name=”Holden-2025g”/>

* {{brc|93}}

* {{brc|93}} no. 93003 ‒ [[Rail Operations Group]]<ref name=”May-2025″>{{Cite web |last=May |first=Tiana |date=1 August 2025 |title=Class 93 Tri-Mode Locomotive at Alstom’s Greatest Gathering |url=https://railway-news.com/in-pictures-class-93-tri-mode-locomotive-at-alstoms-greatest-gathering/ |access-date=1 August 2025 |website=RailwayNews}}</ref><ref name=”The Railway Magazine-2025″/>

* Class 93 no. 93009 (Used for Cab Rides) ‒ [[Rail Operations Group]]<ref name=”May-2025″ /><ref name=”The Railway Magazine-2025″/>

* ‒ [[Rail Operations Group]]<ref name=”May-2025″ /><ref name=”The Railway Magazine-2025″/>

** 93009 (Used for Cab Rides) ‒ [[Rail Operations Group]]<ref name=”May-2025″ /><ref name=”The Railway Magazine-2025″/>

* {{brc|99}} no. 99001 ‒ [[GB Railfreight]]<ref name=”Rail Business UK-2025″ /><ref name=”The Railway Magazine-2025″/>

* {{brc|99}} no. 99001 ‒ [[GB Railfreight]]<ref name=”Rail Business UK-2025″ /><ref name=”The Railway Magazine-2025″/>

2025 railway exhibition in Derby, England

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 rolling stock.

The event marked 200 years in the history of rail transport since the construction of Locomotion No. 1 and hauling of the world’s first passenger train along the Stockton and Darlington Railway on 27 September 1825.[3][1]

Minister of State for Transport, Lord Peter Hendy stated that The Greatest Gathering “promises to enter the history books as the largest exhibition of railway equipment ever staged in the UK.”[4]

Rail 150: Sarah Siddons hauled by LMR 600 Gordon (Shildon, 1975)

Previous rolling stock exhibitions had been held every fifty years to celebrate the opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway:[5]

Rail 200: Pre-opening crowd control, queuing inside crowd control barriers

In January 2025, for each of the three days, an initial 10,000 public tickets were released (30,000 tickets total). Daily tickets for a family cost £65, adults £30, and children £15. After the first day, ticket sales were suspended for a week when the website became overloaded.[7]

Profits were to be split between five charities: Alzheimer’s Research UK, Railway Benefit Fund, Railway Children, Railway Mission and the Transport Benevolent Fund.[4]

Public tickets to the main event were sold out.[8][9] A free fringe event was held at Derby Guildhall Market for people without tickets, organised by Derby City Council and Derwent Valley Line Community Rail Partnership[8]

66719 Michael Portillo locomotive nameplate on Railway 200 Exhibition train Class 66 in Derby (2025)

An opening VIP event was held on 31 July 2025, with Locomotion No. 1 (oldest) and Greater Anglia‘s Class 720 (newest) trains as the backdrop.[10] Music performance was by The Grand Central Chorus.[11] Opening speakers included the Member of Parliament for Derby South, Baggy Shanker, the French Ambassador to the UK, Hélène Duchêne, Head Curator of the National Railway Museum Andrew McLean, and Alstom CEO Henri Poupart-Lafarge.[11]

A fleet of vintage buses were used to shuttle visitors between Derby city centre, Derby railway station and the entrance to Derby Litchurch Lane Works.[11]

On 1 August 2025, Jeremy Vine broadcast his BBC Radio 2 afternoon programme live from the site,[11][12] with a live performance from Bill Ryder-Jones.[13]

Four locomotives were named during the event:[14]

The original plan had been for 30 to 50 exhibits and 5,000 visitors.[4] During 1–3 August 2025 there were 40,000 visitors,[1] and over 140 railway vehicles and railway locomotives on display covering two centuries.[2]

Furness Railway No. 20 (1863) ‒ the oldest non-replica operating locomotive[15]

Diesel & Electric Locomotives

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Class 50, no. 50044 painted with “This is it! The Greatest Gathering” (3 August 2025)
One of a kind 89001 Avocet with an ‘About The Exhibit’ information panel

Electric Locomotives

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Eurostar no. 3999 and Class 43 no. 43004 power cars

Diesel Multiple Units

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Electric Multiple Units

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Multi-mode Multiple Units

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Anne and Katie operating on the temporary 15 in (381 mm) track

Special 2 ft (610 mm) and 15 in (381 mm) tracks were built for the narrow gauge steam locomotives:[70]

Special 10+1⁄4 in (260 mm) tracks were built for giving rides behind IMechE Railway Challenge locomotives from University of Derby and University of Sheffield—supported by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers with passenger carriages from Stapleford Miniature Railway:[71]

Model Railway Village

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Non-Rail Based Exhibits

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Flying Scotsman at The Greatest Gathering in Derby (2025) after hauling Belmond British Pullman, with “National Railway Museum 50 years” headboard

In June 2025, the director of the National Railway Museum, Craig Bentley, confirmed that LNER A3 Flying Scotsman would appear with other rolling stock items in the UK National Collection at the Greatest Gathering[21][75][76]—a planned “huge” rail event and “the world’s largest gathering of historic and modern railway vehicles.”[21][77][9] The locomotive would travel to Derby Litchurch Lane Works for the three days in August 2025,[76][78] where the “iconic” locomotive was planned to “take centre stage.”[77] In the middle of the event on Saturday 2 August 2025, Flying Scotsman briefly left Derby Litchurch Lane Works to haul the Belmond British Pullman special charter train between Wellingborough and Derby.[79][80][81][78]

The main organising team were James Dobson, Gus Dunster, Ben Goodwin, Joey Lam, Kathryn Lancaster, Richard Stanton and Simon Turner.[14]

A total of 800 shunting movements were required within Litchurch Lane to move all the rolling stock into their positions.[14]

A 1959 painting DMU at Derby Carriage and Wagon Works by Terence Cuneo was discovered during preparation of the site for the Greatest Gathering. The painting shows a British Rail Class 108 on the Litchurch Lane traverser; it was subsequently loaned to Derby Museum of Making for display.[82][56]

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