A record-breaking rail festival hosted last summer at Alstom’s Derby site has scooped a top regional award.
The Greatest Gathering won the Outstanding Contribution category at the Made in the Midlands Awards 2026, organised by Insider.
Over three days in August, more than 40,000 people attended The Greatest Gathering at the train-maker’s Litchurch Lane Works.
Held as part of the Railway 200 celebrations – a series of events held throughout 2025 to mark 200 years of the modern railway – The Greatest Gathering brought together more than 140 rail vehicles from the past and present.
The Greatest Gathering also raised more than £100,000 for worthy causes from ticket sales, vendor fees and merchandise.
The winners of the Made in the Midlands Awards were revealed at a ceremony in Birmingham last month.
All winners automatically become finalists for Insider’s national Made in the UK Awards taking place in November in Manchester.
