BCIMO Family Day
In celebration of Railway 200
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OVERVIEW
In 2025, we mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway, with a national celebration of the past, present and future of rail entitled ‘Railway 200’. Over the year, railways and rail organisations across the UK will be delivering a range of events within four key themes: skills and education; innovation, technology and environment; heritage, culture and tourism; and celebrating railway people.
With our own incredibly proud 175-year history on a unique site in the heart of the Black Country, which encompasses impressive early Victorian railway architecture alongside our new landmark Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre, BCIMO will be celebrating the anniversary with a Family Day on Saturday 17th May, welcoming visitors from across both the rail and regional communities.
In a busy day of activities, we’ll have stands from local business and organisations, fairground rides and attractions, music and entertainment, and plenty of options for food and drink – there’ll even be rides into the famous Dudley Railway Tunnel! And all profits from the day will be donated to four very special charities: The Kaleidoscope Plus Group, Railway Children, 4Louis and Young Lives vs. Cancer.
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You can track our fundraising progress here!
Our aim is to raise a total of £10,000, the profits from which will be shared equally across our four charities: The Kaleidoscope Plus Group, Railway Children, 4Louis and Young Lives vs. Cancer.
We are raising funds through:
- Ticket sales
- Stall sales
- Sponsorships
- Donations
So far we have raised £1,085, which equates to 10.9% of our target!
WHAT’S ON
The event will be split over two levels of the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre; the second floor – home to our Meeting & Event Spaces, and the ground floor / outside – home to our Rail Development & Test Site.
More details on each ‘station’ will be provided as we finalise the details and bookings…
WAYS TO GET INVOLVED
We are looking for individuals and organisations to support our event and help make it a success in a variety of different ways, including:
visitors & volunteers
If you are passionate about all things ‘rail’, live locally and want a fun day out with the family, please click ‘Book Tickets Now’
If you are interested in volunteering at our event, please click ‘Get Involved’
visual content creators*
If you are a photographer, videographer, drone operator, podcaster or social media content creator, and you would like to create content for and at our event, please click ‘Get Involved’
speakers & performers*
If you are a confident speaker with a passion for either the history or future of rail, or a performing arts school, brass/music band or cadet group, and would like to speak or perform at our event, please click ‘Get Involved’
media partners
If you are a local, regional or national media organisation and would like to help promote our event, both in the run up to, during and after the day, please click ‘Get Involved’
stall holders
If you are a small local business selling high-quality creative gift ideas or unique handmade crafts, or a larger organisation/visitor attraction wishing to have a stall/stand at our event, please click ‘Get Involved’
Sponsors
If you are a local, regional or national organisation interested in purchasing one of sponsorship packages, or donating to our charities, please click ‘Get Involved’
*In-kind sponsorship benefits will be provided.
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BCIMO is a not-for-profit Research and Technology Organisation (RTO) and operator of the Very Light Rail National Innovation Centre (VLRNIC), a unique, world-class centre for rail innovation based in Dudley in the West Midlands.
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