The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway has announced that LNER B12 8572 will be headlining the Spring Steam Gala 2019.
The locomotive will be visiting the 5-mile long heritage railway courtesy of the M&GN Society and North Norfolk Railway.
More information about the gala will be announced soon, including advance tickets.
The dates for this event is Friday 8th – Sunday 10th March 2019.
A little history of B12 8572
B12 8572 is the M&GN Societies flagship locomotive. 8572 was built in 1928 to a Great Eastern design for express passenger services in East Anglia.
The locomotive was preserved by the M&GN society in 1963 and has been based at the North Norfolk Railway since, and has been seen visiting a number of railways over the years. The engine is currently in LNER apple green livery.
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