All are welcome , at this small gathering form 18:15 until 19:00 longer if needed
there is a conveniant tarmaced area just behind the Model Train located on lower station road
Gillingham railway station serves the town of Gillingham, Dorset ,England. It is on the Wst of England Mian Line, 105 miles 23 chains (169.4 km) down the line from London Waterloo. Today it is managed by South Western Railways . The main offices, designed by Sir William Tile. stand on the north side of the line.
It is commonly suffixed as Gillingham (Dorset) to avoid confusion with a station of the same name in Kent.
Celebrate 200 Years of Railway History!
In 1825, the Stockton & Darlington Railway opened the world’s first passenger railway station on Tuesday 27th September — a milestone that transformed travel forever. Steam locomotives carried passengers and goods at unprecedented speed, sparking a transport revolution that connected towns, boosted industry, and shaped modern Britain.
This special SideTracked Railway 200 event at [Station Name] is part of a nationwide celebration running from Wednesday 24th to Tuesday 30th September 2025. All finds and hides from this event count towards your SideTracked statistics, and a unique profile badge will be created especially for this event. Whether your chosen location is old, disused, miniature, or still bustling today, it’s part of a railway story that’s been 200 years in the making.
