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Saturday 27 September 2025 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of the modern railway, when George Stephenson drove Locomotion No. 1 on its inaugural journey from Shildon to Stockton-on-Tees via Darlington, to great fanfare. The 26-mile journey was a landmark moment in public transport and the springboard for the great Victorian age of the railways, transforming how the world traded, travelled, and communicated.

Anchored by resident train enthusiast Petroc Trelawny, Radio 3 is celebrating this historic occasion by travelling from Inverness to London on the Highland and East Coast Main Lines, aboard the Highland Chieftain, one of the longest direct train journeys in the UK.

Over the course of the eight-hour, 581-mile journey, Petroc will provide updates from the train as it speeds south. He鈥檒l be joined by fellow Radio 3 presenters at stations along the route, including Tom Service at Pitlochry, Tom McKinney at Edinburgh Waverley, Elizabeth Alker at Darlington and Georgia Mann at King鈥檚 Cross.

As the train reaches the picturesque Pitlochry in Scotland, Tom Service is poised - broadcasting live from the station platform and its beautiful surrounding area.

Pitlochey's station platform will being bursting to life with live music from the Strathspey Queens - fiddler Patsy Reid and cellist Alice Allen. Tom will also take a walk from the platform over the iconic Pitlochry Dam and Salmon Ladder to the Pitlochry Festival Theatre, which nestles in the stunning landscapes of Highland Perthshire to hear live music from Scots Opera and chat to the theatre's artistic director, Alan Cumming.

Plus throughout the show, live updates from Petroc Trelawny as he continues on his day-long train journey from Inverness to London.