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 Old station Tintern 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.
Looking forward to hosting a local side tracked event that I can attend.
There is a nice cafe here if anyone would like to use it while at the event ( I have emailed them to check their opening season, I will leave a message if they confirm they are shut, but I believe they are open)
This disused station is lovely, full of history and has a minature railway avalible on certain days.
Park for children to play on and a nice riverside loop walk if you wish to parktake.
I will be travelling by bus, - the 69 from Chepstow bus station 10.06, will arrive at tintern at 10.24