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Poet's train of thought on 200 years of railway
Birmingham Mail
|October 06, 2025
CELEBRATED CITY WORDSMITH PERFORMS VERSE ON NATIONAL POETRY DAY
A SPECIAL poem by Birmingham's 2022 Poet Laureate celebrating 200 years of the railway in the city has been penned for National Poetry Day.
Written by former Poet Laureate Casey Bailey, renowned for his Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games poem 'Dear Brum', his latest work honours Birmingham's rich railway heritage as part of this year's Railway 200 celebrations.
Titled 'Down The Track', the poem was published on National Poetry Day (October 2) as part of the yearlong national celebration of the past, present and future of the railway.
Covering important milestones in the city’s railway’s history, with a focus on Birmingham New Street, the poem covers the opening of the station in the 1850s, World War II, electrification and the development of the network.
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