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Fascinating and free exhibition train

Hastings station, Station Approach, off Havelock Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 1BA
People exploring a free exhibition train and interacting with a large illuminated display.

About

An exhibition inside a train is heading to Hastings – and it's totally free to visit.

Co-curated with the National Railway Museum and packed full of interactive exhibits and amazing stories, 'Inspiration' reveals how railways transformed the world.

It includes a fascinating look at railway firsts, hands-on engineering challenges and a whistle-stop tour of interesting – and lesser-known – careers on the railways. 

More than 70,000 have already visited Inspiration on its 60-stop, year-long tour of Britain and 9 in 10 would recommend it to a friend. 

Inspiration is part of Railway 200, the national campaign celebrating two centuries of the modern railway. Thousands of events across the UK and the world have celebrated a British innovation that revolutionised travel, supercharged economies and enabled mass tourism, sports leagues and the standardisation of time.

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Opening Times

Season (12 Mar 2026 - 15 Mar 2026)
DayTimes
Thursday - Sunday10:00 - 17:00

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