The Bahamas Locomotive Society has announced that 45596 Bahamas will be hauling railtours by Vintage Trains.
The locomotive will also be returning to Tyseley Locomotive Works for their Open Days on 22nd and 23rd June 2019.
Bahamas will be in steam on both days and will be appearing alongside a number of other locomotives.
In addition, the society has announced that Bahamas will be at the head of a few tours whilst on her visit to Tyseley.
The tours are as follows:
- Saturday June 29th – The Welsh Marches from Dorridge to Hereford
- Thursday July 4th – Vintage Dining Train from Birmingham Moor Street to Worcester
- Saturday July 6th – The Cotswold Explorer from Dorridge to Oxford
- Saturday July 13th – The Welsh Marches from Dorridge to Hereford
- Saturday July 20th – The Chester Venturer from Dorridge to Chester
- Saturday July 27th – The White Rose from Dorridge to York
To purchase tickets to ride behind Bahamas, please click here.
What did the officials say?
Alastair Meanley, General Manager of Tyseley Locomotive Works said:
‘We were very proud to work with the Bahamas Locomotive Society on their locomotive so not only will it be great to see it back at Tyseley but also for it to perform on our own routes here in the south. We have some challenging gradients against us both in the Cotswolds and across the Welsh Marches and we're confident that Bahamas will take them all in its stride'.
Keith Whitmore, Chairman of The Bahamas Locomotive Society added:
‘We are absolutely delighted to be working with Vintage Trains at this exciting time for the company. Following the formal launch of our locomotive at our Ingrow home base on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway, it seems so appropriate to see Bahamas back at Tyseley Locomotive Works following its successful 5-year overhaul there and working with a team who we now regard as our friends. In addition to familiar ground, Bahamas will also be covering some new territory'.
