RAILWAY 200
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Railway 200 is the nationwide celebration marking 200 years since the opening of the Stockton and Darlington railway on 27 September 1825.
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Community Rail Partnerships like ourselves are joining in with the celebrations by putting on projects and activities, honouring the railway's past, its role today and its importance as a sustainable mode of transport for the future.
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Events will be taking place all over the country focussed on four strategic themes :
Inovation, technology and environment
Education and skills
Celebrating rail people
Culture, heritage and tourism
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​​See the Railway 200 website to find out all that is happening
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Celebrating the longest station seat in the world
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Scarborough station is home to what is claimed to be the longest station seat in the world.
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Situated along the wall on platform 1 it is 139 metres long (456 feet) which is the length of 12 double decker buses and is able to accommodate around 230 people.
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The bench was constructed by North Eastern Railway architect William Bell in 1883 as part of the station expansion to accommodate the increasing number of tourists to the resort. It is now protected under a Grade II listing.
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We held an event to celebrate this important piece of railway history on Tuesday 30th September.
Students from Scarborough sixth form joined us to see how many people we could fit on the bench side by side. Some were dressed in period costumes from the last 200 years. It was a fantastic community celebration and we managed to squeeze a total of 239 people on the bench.
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Heritage Railway Exhibition
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We held a Railway Heritage exhibition in partnership with the Old Parcels Offices at Scarborough station from 5th to 21st September 2025.
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Information and photographs collected from local people and curated by a local artist told the story of 200 years of rail travel on the Yorkshire Coast.
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The exhibition was part of Heritage Open Days and Railway 200 and attracted over 1200 visitors which was a record for this venue.
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A souvenir booklet was produced and sold to accompany the exhibition.
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