Fascinating and free exhibition train

South Devon Railway, Station Road, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 5JR

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Children enjoy the touring exhibition train Inspiration
  • Children enjoy the touring exhibition train Inspiration
  • The exhibition train crosses Royal Border Bridge
  • Visitors smile while looking at the interactive exhibits
  • A look at the inside of one of the carriages that make up the exhibition

Opening Times

Season (17 Mar 2026 - 22 Mar 2026)
DayTimes
Tuesday - Sunday10:00 - 17:00

An exhibition inside a train is heading to Devon – 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 60,000 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.

Guide Prices

Free!

Facilities

Accessibility

  • Accessible to Wheelchair Users

Event Facilities

  • Booking Advised

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