K&WVR Locomotive Roster for Saturday 23rd June and 50th Anniversary 8-Day Gala

Locomotive Roster for Saturday 23rd June and 50th Anniversary 8-Day Gala by news@kwvr Only 3 days to go before we start our 8 days celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway re-opening on the 29th June 1968. The following locomotives will be in operation over the 9 days from Saturday 23rd June to Sunday 1st July Steam Locomotives Visitors London Midland Scottish Railway 'Royal Scot' Class 4-6-0 46100 'Royal Scot' London Midland Scottish Railway Class 5MT 'Black 5' 4-6-0 45212 Southern Region 'West Country' Pacific 34092 'City of Wells' Great Western Railway 0-6-0PT 7714 Home Fleet British Railway Ivatt 2-6-2T 41241 Midland 4F 0-6-0 43924 British Railway Standard 4MT 4-6-0 75078 United States of America Transport Corp S160 2-8-0 5820 London & North Western Railway 'Coal Tank' 0-6-2T 1054 Diesel Locomotives Visitors British Railway 'Deltic' Class 55, 55 019 'Royal Highland Fusiliers British Railways Class 50, 50 035 'Ark Royal' GB Railfreight Class 66 GB Railfreight Class 73 Direct Rail Services Class 37 Home Fleet Mersey Docks & Harbour Board 0-6-0 Diesel Shunter D32 British Railways Class 20, 20 031 British Railways Class 25, 25 059 English Electric 0-6-0 D0226 'Vulcan' An 8 day Gala involving this multitude of steam and diesel locomotives has been planned with the following proposed daily roster: Saturday 23rd June: 45212 (+ 43924 on the Saturday works train) Sunday 24th June: 41241 (relaunch into traffic), 75078, 5820, 1054, 45212 and 34092 Monday 25th June: 46100 & 41241 (top and tailed), 34092 and 45212 Tuesday 26th June: 46100 & 41241 (top and tailed), 34092 and 75078 Wednesday 27th June: 46100 & 41241 (top and tailed), 34092 and 43924 Thursday 28th June: 43924, 41241, 1054, 7714, D32 and D0226 Friday 29th June: 41241 (re-opening Anniversary train), 5820, 45212, 34092, 7714, GBRf 66 xxx and GBRf 73 xxx Saturday 30th June: 41241, 43924, 1054, 45212, 34092, 7714, 55 019, 50 035, 20 031 and DRS 37 xxx Sunday 1st July: 55 019, 50 035, D32, 20 031, 25 059, D0226, GBRf 66 xxx, GBRf 73 xxx and DRS 37 xxx To download the working timetables for all 8 days of the Gala, click HERE. To view the daily passenger timetables visit the KWVR website or to download the passenger timetables for all 8 days of the Gala, click HERE. Whilst every effort will made to ensure that the advised motive power is available, the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway reserve the right to change this when operational circumstances so dictate

K&WVR Locomotive Roster for Weekend 16th & 17th June and Weekday 18th – 22nd June 2018

Locomotive Roster for Weekend 16th & 17th June and Weekday 18th – 22nd June 2018 by news@kwvr

For the last weekend and weekday services before we begin our 50th Anniversary 8-day Gala celebrations we have quite a mixture of motive power over the next 7 days, even before our Gala begins. The line up will be as follows:

• Saturday 16th June - British Railways Class 4MT 4-6-0 75078
• Sunday 17th June - 75078 plus Class 50 diesel electric 50 035 'Ark Royal', by special arrangement with the Class 50 Alliance, owner of the locomotive, which arrived this week ready for its Gala appearance.
  
• Monday 18th & Tuesday 19th June - 75078
• Wednesday 20th - Friday 22nd - KWVR owned LMS Class 5MT 'Black 5' 4-6-0 45212 which arrives via the mainline connection for the Gala on Tuesday, 19th June.

Please click HERE to visit the main website for timetables in operation for the next 7 days.

Whilst every effort will made to ensure that the advised motive power is available, the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway reserve the right to change this when operational circumstances so dictate