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 Railway200 event at Milcote 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.

Milcote

When: Sunday 28th September, 10:30 - 12:00
Where: Milcote Cafe, a former railway carriage now used as a cafe on the site of the old station. We will be outside at the north end of the carriage (if weather is poor, bring a coat/brolly!).

It’s Railway200 and this weekend is the 200th anniversary of that very first journey, so let's get together to celebrate! Come and join us at this lovely cafe situated in a former railway carriage at this now disused station on the Stratford Greenway. 
Come along for as long or as short a time you'd like to, if you'd like to join us, whether you are a new cacher or more seasoned, please do. Food will be available at the cafe for you to purchase if you so wish.

More information on the Railway 200 celebrations can be found on their website by clicking on the following image.

For information on the other events I'm hosting for Railway200, see their individual event pages: 

Evesham - GCBCD15
 

If you'd like the profile badge for this event, copy the following text onto your profile page.

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