How to Name Your SideTracked Railway200 Event

When creating your Railway 200 event, the title should clearly show it is part of the SideTracked Railway200 celebrations and include your chosen station name. Keep the total length under 50 characters to ensure it displays well on listings.

Approved naming format:

SideTracked Railway200 - [Station Name]

• SideTracked is one word, no space, capital S and T
• Railway200 is one word with no space between the letters and numbers
• Follow this with (space)-(space)
• Follow the hyphen with the name of the station
• Example naming convention: SideTracked Railway200 - Metheringham

This format ensure your event is easy to find, consistent with others nationwide, and recognisable as part of the celebration.

For Your Event Page

We’ve prepared a ready-to-use short description that organisers can paste at the top of their event page. This keeps all events on-brand and ensures visitors understand the significance of the Railway 200 celebration.

Don't forget to change the [Station Name] placeholder with your station's name!

Suggested short description:

HTML Option:
<p><strong>Celebrate 200 Years of Railway History!</strong><br /> In 1825, the <strong>Stockton & Darlington Railway</strong> opened the world’s first passenger railway station on <strong>Tuesday 27th September</strong> — a milestone that transformed travel forever. Steam locomotives carried passengers and goods at unprecedented speed, sparking a transport revolution that connected towns, boosted industry, and shaped modern Britain.</p> <p>This special <strong>SideTracked Railway 200</strong> event at <strong>[Station Name]</strong> is part of a nationwide celebration running from <strong>Wednesday 24th to Tuesday 30th September 2025</strong>. All finds and hides from this event count towards your SideTracked statistics, and a <strong>unique profile badge will be created especially for this event</strong>. Whether your chosen location is old, disused, miniature, or still bustling today, it’s part of a railway story that’s been 200 years in the making.</p> <p> </p> Copy HTML Code

Plain Text option:
Celebrate 200 Years of Railway History! In 1825, the Stockton & Darlington Railway opened the world’s first passenger railway station on Tuesday 27th September — a milestone that transformed travel forever. Steam locomotives carried passengers and goods at unprecedented speed, sparking a transport revolution that connected towns, boosted industry, and shaped modern Britain. This special SideTracked Railway 200 event at [Station Name] is part of a nationwide celebration running from Wednesday 24th to Tuesday 30th September 2025. All finds and hides from this event count towards your SideTracked statistics, and a unique profile badge will be created especially for this event. Whether your chosen location is old, disused, miniature, or still bustling today, it’s part of a railway story that’s been 200 years in the making. Copy Plain Text

Adding the Branded Background Image

All SideTracked Railway200 events can use an official background image and header featuring both the SideTracked logo and the Railway 200 logo. This ensures all events have a consistent look and clearly link to the nationwide celebration.

Important:

• Do not change, crop, recolour, or alter the Railway 200 or SideTracked logos in any way.
• Use the logos only as provided in the official background image.
• This preserves brand integrity and ensures consistent presentation across all events.

To upload these images to your geocaching event page, right click on the images and save to your device.