The time capsule now arriving at platform 2 has been delayed by 50 years!

A COIN, newspaper, tickets, poems and letters are among the artefacts packed into a time capsule - to be opened in 50 years - stored to commemorate this year's 200th anniversary of the modern railway.

- By ZENA HAWLEY

The Railway 200 capsule was handed over by Railway 200’s programme manager Emma Roberts to Heather Kelly, deputy chief executive at Derby College.

It will be stored in the Roundhouse at Derby College Group to mark this year’s bicentenary and will be reopened on the railway’s 250th anniversary in 2075.

Derby was selected as the preferred UK location for the historic capsule as the city represents the future of rail, after being chosen as the headquarters for Great British Railways, which will bring railway functions including ticketing and network under one roof.

The Roundhouse is the world’s oldest rail roundhouse, built around a central turntable for locomotives, and is now part of the Derby College campus.

When opened, in 50 years’ time, the capsule will be a poignant reminder of a landmark year in rail’s continuing development.

Heather Kelly said: “It is an honour for Derby College Group to safeguard this time capsule at the heart of the world’s oldest rail roundhouse.

“As we mark 200 years of modern rail, we are not only celebrating a remarkable past, but we are also empowering the next generation who will shape its future.

“Our students, apprentices and industry partners are driving innovation every day, and this capsule is a powerful symbol of their ambition.