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Fantastic day on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Steam Gala Extravaganza
4079 ‘Pendennis Castle’ appears on hire from “Didcot Railway Centre”
6990 ‘Witherslack Hall’ appears Courtesy of David Clarke Railway Trust & The Great Central Railway.
52044
As 52044 this engine became subject to one of the earliest private locomotive purchase schemes established in the country and was one of the earliest arrivals on the nascent KWVR.
Affectionately known as ‘The Green Dragon’ in ‘The Railway Children’ film, 957 is being restored to working order at Haworth with the target of it being ready to take its place in the 50th-anniversary celebrations of The Railway Children in 2020.
75078
Rescued by the Standard Four Locomotive Society, the 21st departure from Barry, 75078 arrived on the KWVR in June 1972. The restoration was completed in 1977 and operates today after successive overhauls, the last completed in October 2022.
41241
Purchased by two pioneering members of the KWVR directly from British Railways it arrived on the Worth Valley where it was painted maroon and, along with USA Tank No. 30072, double-headed the “Re-opening Special” in June 1968.
On Sunday 29th June 2018, resplendent in the stunning Crimson Lake livery it carried on the opening day, 41241 rightly took pride of place at the head of the 50th Anniversary Re-Opening Special re-enactment on Friday 29th June, departing Keighley at the same time as it had departed Platform 4, 50 years previous.
1054
Without the outbreak of war 1054 (then LMS no. 7799) would have been visiting the breakers as it was withdrawn from service on the day before war was declared. With a need for motive power, 7799 was restored to service and lasted for another 19 years.
When eventually withdrawn, the locomotive was bought privately before passing to the National Trust and eventually handed to the Bahamas Locomotive Society for safe keeping.
Thank for Watching 👍
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