Explore all of our heritage stations along the 10 mile line, get up close to some of our locomotives, find out more about our restoration projects and enjoy guided tours and various exhibits.
First Guest Locomotive:
We are delighted to announce that BR Standard 5 Class 73156 is our first visitor, courtesy of Great Central Railway and The Bolton Steam Locomotive Company.
She entered service in 1957 at Neasden and after just 11 years and approximately 325,000 miles of service, 73156 was with drawn and sent to Woodham Brothers scrapyard in Barry, South Wales.
Locomotive 73156 is one of 172 BR Standard 5MT engines bulit and one of just five preserved.
A BR Standard 5 was once a very familiar sight at the railway when 73096 was in service, so it will be great to see this much loved class of locomotive back at our railway.
Don’t miss this locomotive in action!
Second Guest Locomotive:
We are pleased to share that the second visitor for our Spring Steam Gala is Furness Railway No. 20, courtesy of the Furness Railway Trust.
Built in 1863 by Sharp Stewart & Co. of Manchester, the engine then saw lengthy service at the Barrow steelworks before being saved for first static and then living preservation.
She is Britain’s oldest working standard gauge steam locomotive, based in Preston at the Ribble Steam Railway.
Book your tickets now! Find out more on our website:
https://watercressline.co.uk/special-days/spring-steam-gala/
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