Alstom presents: The Greatest Gathering

Locomotion No. 1

Built in 1825, Newcastle upon Tyne. This is the world’s first steam locomotive to haul a passenger-carrying train on a public railway. Courtesy of National Railway Museum

Furness Railway No. 20

Furness Railway No. 20, provided by the Furness Railway Trust. Built in 1863, this is the UK’s oldest working standard gauge steam locomotive.

Coal Tank No. 1054

Built in 1888, Crewe. Courtesy of The Bahamas Locomotive Society

Midland Railway 1000 Class No. 1000

As the first original engine designed by Samuel Waite Johnson, the compound locomotive was built in Derby in 1902 and selected for preservation in 1951. Courtesy of National Railway Museum

LMS 6P No. 46115 Scots Guardsman

Built in 1927, Glasgow. Courtesy of West Coast Railways

GWR Hall Class No. 4930 Hagley Hall

Built in 1929, Swindon. Courtesy of Severn Valley Railway

GWR King Class No. 6023 King Edward II

Built in 1930, Swindon. Courtesy of Great Western Society

LMS Mogul 13268

Built in 1934, Crewe. Courtesy of Stanier Mogul Fund

LMS Princess Royal Class No. 46203 Princess Margret Rose

Built in 1935, Crewe. Courtesy of Princess Royal Class Locomotive Trust

LNER Class A4 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley

Built 1937. Preserved steam locomotive provided by the Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust, operated by Locomotive Services Limited.

Merchant Navy Class 35018 British India Line

Merchant Navy Class (35018) ‘British India Line’, built 1945. Preserved Southern Railway steam locomotive, operated by West Coast Railways.

SR Merchant Navy No. 35028 Clan Line

Built in 1948, Eastleigh. Courtesy of the Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society

BR Standard 5MT No. 73129

Built in 1956, Derby. Courtesy of Midland Railway – Butterley

LMS Black 5 No.44932

Courtesy of West Coast Railways

LMS Jubilee Class No. 45627 Sierra Leone

Built 1936, Crewe. Originally built as No. 45699 Galatea. Courtesy of West Coast Railways

LMS Jubilee No. 45699 9F No. 92214

Built 1959, Swindon. Courtesy of Great Central Railway

LMS Jubilee Class 45596 Bahamas

LMS Jubilee Class 45596 Bahamas, provided by The Bahamas Locomotive Society. Built in 1934.

Class 26 No. 26007

Built in 1958, Birmingham. Courtesy of Victor Korzeniewicz

Class 23 D5910

Built in 1962, Newton-le-Willows. Rebuilt in 2010, Chesterfield. Courtesy of The Baby Deltic Project

Class 31 No. 31108

Built in 1959, Loughborough. Courtesy of A1A Locomotives Ltd

Class 40 No. 40013 Andania

Built in 1959, Newton-le-Willows. courtesy of Shaun Wright (Andania Engineering)

Class 44 No. 44004 Great Gable

Built in 1959, Derby. Courtesy of Peak Locomotive Company Ltd

Class 40 No. 40106 Atlantic Conveyor

Built in 1960, Darlington. Courtesy of the Class 40 Preservation Society

Class 42 D821 Greyhound

Built in 1960, Swindon. Courtesy of Diesel Traction Group

Class 33 No. 33012

Built in 1960, Birmingham. Courtesy of 71A Locomotive Group

Class 37 D6700

Legacy Alstom locomotive D6700 – the first-built Class 37 diesel – was manufactured in 1959 and remains operational. Courtesy of National Railway Museum

Class 55 No. 55009 Alycidon

Built in 1961, Newton-le-Willows. Courtesy of Deltic Preservation Society

Class 24 D5054 Phil Southern

Built in 1959, Crewe. Courtesy of East Lancashire Railway

Class 55 No. D9015 Tulyar

Built in 1961, Newton-le-Willows. Courtesy of Deltic Preservation Society

Class 55 No. 55019 Royal Highland Fusilier

Built in 1961, Newton-le-Willows. Courtesy of Deltic Preservation Society

Class 35 No. D7076

Built in 1962, Manchester. Courtesy of Bury Hydraulic Group

Class 52 No. D1015 Western Champion

Built in 1963, Swindon. Courtesy of Diesel Traction Group

Class 47 No. 47715 Rail Engineering Solutions Quality Assured

Built in 1964, Loughborough. Courtesy of Rail Engineering Solutions

Class 37 No. 37501 Teeside Steelmaster

Built in 1961, Newton-le-Willows. Rebuilt in 1986, Crewe and 1994, Doncaster. Courtesy of Rail Operations Group

Class 50 No. 50033 Glorious

Built in 1968, Newton-le-Willows. Courtesy of Class 50 Alliance

Class 50 No. 50035 Ark Royal

Built in 1968, Newton-le-Willows. Courtesy of Class 50 Alliance

Class 50 No. 50044 Exeter

Built in 1968, Newton-le-Willows. Courtesy of Class 50 Alliance

Class 50 50049 Defiance

Built 1968. Diesel locomotive operated by GB Railfreight and owned by Class 50 Alliance Ltd, based at the Severn Valley Railway. ‘The Greatest Gathering’ headboard created by Newton Castings.

Class 52 No. D1062 Western Courier

Built in 1963, Swindon. Courtesy of Western Locomotive Association

Class 56 No. 56301

Built in 1978, Doncaster. Originally numbered 56045. Courtesy of DCRail and Cappagh Group

Class 43 No.43159

This is the world's fastest diesel-powered locomotive, achieving a speed record of 148mph (238km/h) in 1987. Built 1981, Crewe. Courtesy of 125 Group. It will be accompanied by four Mark 3 High Speed Train (HST) coaches, which were constructed at Derby Litchurch Lane Works between 1975 and 1988

Class 58 No. 58023

Built in 1984, Doncaster. Courtesy of Edward Stevenson

Class 66 No. 66004

Built in 1998, Ontario, Canada. Courtesy of DB Cargo UK

Class 66 No. 66301

Class 66 (66301) provided by GBRf and IIA-D gold biomass hopper provided by Drax Group.

Class 66 No. 66501 Spirit of ‘65

Built in 1999, Ontario, Canada. Courtesy of Freightliner

Class 67 No. 67005 Kings Messenger

Built in 2000, Spain. Courtesy of DB Cargo UK

Class 70 No. 70008

Built in 2009, Pennsylvania, USA. Courtesy of Freightliner

Class 20 No. 20007 and No. 20205

Courtesy of Romic

Class 37

Courtesy of West Coast Railways

Class 47

Courtesy of West Coast Railways

Class 57 No. 57003

Rebuilt in 1998, Loughborough. Courtesy of Locomotive Services Ltd

Class 60 No.60099

Courtesy of DCRail and Cappagh Group

Class 37 No. 37401 Mary Queen of Scots

Built 1965, Newton-le-Willows. Rebuilt 1985. Courtesy of Locomotive Services Ltd

Class 43s

Two power cars. Courtesy of RailAdventure

Class 45 No. 45118 The Royal Artilleryman

Built 1962, Crewe. Courtesy of Locomotive Services Ltd

Class 47 No. 47593 Galloway Princess

Built 1965, Loughborough. Courtesy of Locomotive Services Ltd

Class 57 No. 57307 Lady Penelope

Built Loughborough, 1979. Rebuilt 2004. Courtesy of Direct Rail Services

Class 57/0

Courtesy of West Coast Railways

Class 17 D8568

Built in 1964, Burton upon Trent. Based out of Polmadie depot (today Alstom Glasgow Traincare Centre) from 1968 and withdrawn from commercial use in 1971. Courtesy of Diesel Traction Group

No.12 Sarah Siddons

Built in 1923, Barrow-in-Furness. Courtesy of Transport for London

Class 85 No. 85006

Built in 1961, Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Courtesy of AC Locomotive Group

Class 86 No. 86101 Sir William Stanier FRS

Built in 1966, Newton-le-Willows. Courtesy of Locomotive Services Ltd

Class 83 No. 83012

Built in 1961, Newton-le-Willows. Courtesy of AC Locomotive Group

Class 87 No. 87002 Royal Sovereign

Built in 1973, Crewe. Courtesy of Locomotive Services Ltd

Class 90 No. 90018

Built in 1988, Crewe. Courtesy of Freightliner

Class 91 No. 91101 Flying Scotsman

Built in 1988, Crewe. Courtesy of London North Eastern Railway

Class 91 No. 91110 Battle of Britain Memorial Flight

Built in 1989, Crewe. Courtesy of London North Eastern Railway

Class 92 No. 92011

Built in 1994, Loughborough. Courtesy of DB Cargo UK

Class 93

Courtesy of Rail Operations Group

Class 423 No. 3417 Gordon Pettitt

Built in 1967, York. Courtesy of The Bluebell Railway

Class 507 No. 507001

Provided by the Class 507 Preservation Society. Built in 1978, this is a preserved Merseyrail electric multiple unit (EMU) in heritage British Rail blue-grey livery.

Class 142 No. 142013

Built in 1985, No. 142013 is one of 96 'Pacers' built at Derby Litchurch Lane Works, with 35 since being preserved. Courtesy of Midland Railway – Butterley

Class 323 No. 323221

Built in 1995, Leeds. Courtesy of Porterbrook

Class 465 No. 465908 Chris Green

Built in 1991-1993, Birmingham. Courtesy of Southeastern

Class 390 Pendolino No. 390119 Progress

Provided by Avanti West Coast. Built between 2001 and 2005 by Alstom, it is the UK’s first fully wrapped Pride train.

Class 720 Aventra No. 720506

Provided by Greater Anglia. Built at Derby Litchurch Lane Works in 2022

Class 799 No. 799201

Built in 2021, Wolverton. Courtesy of Porterbrook

LT 4TC set

Courtesy of Transport for London

Class 108 Nos. 51941 and 52064

Class 108, provided by DMU Group (West Midlands). Derby Litchurch Lane Works produced 333 of these units between 1958 and 1961

Class 331

Courtesy of Northern Trains

Class 350

Courtesy of London Northwestern Railway

Class 730

Courtesy of London Northwestern Railway

Class 755

Courtesy of Greater Anglia

LMS Inspection Saloon No. 45029

Built in 1942, Wolverton. Courtesy of Transport for London

JNA-T Wagon

Courtesy of DCRail and Cappagh Group

IIA-D Biomass Hopper

Courtesy of Drax Group

Dovetail Games

British video game developer Dovetail Games are bringing their flagship series Train Sim World to The Greatest Gathering, giving visitors the chance to drive historic and current locomotives