LOCO MOTIVE TO CELEBRATE TURN THE LIGHT ON DERBY STREETS WILL BE RAMMED
CELEBRATE one of the world’s greatest engineering feats at the National Railway Museum in York this year.
The story of the mighty 5,772mile Trans-Siberian Railway – and its social and economic impact on Russia and the unique experience of travelling on board – will be told via objects such as a precious Fabergé egg, intricate model carriages, and intriguing documents and drawings from the old Soviet archives. Running from March 26 to September 5, Trans-Siberian: The World’s Longest Railway will showcase the tracks that span seven time zones between the Russian capital Moscow and Vladivostok, on the Sea of Japan coast.
The line opened in October 1916 after 25 years of extraordinary engineering ingenuity, innovation and back-breaking labour that allowed travellers to cross a continent in style. Museum admission is free. Visit railwaymuseum.org.uk
BRISTOL Light Festival is due to shine again in 2021.
The inaugural event last year featured a trail of interactive art installations –including illuminated musical seesaws – running through the city’s streets and parks. Tourist board officials are hoping to brighten up the nights once more in March, subject to Covid restrictions. The exact dates will be posted at visitbristol.co.uk/bristol lightfestival nearer the time.
DERBY’S mythical ram will be celebrated with a new public sculpture trail this summer. The city will see 30 decorated 5ft-high rams placed around its streets from May to August. It marks the “10 yards high” ram in the 18th century folk song As I was Going to Derby, which supposedly had enormous horns and a huge flowing fleece. See derbyramtrail.org