Bahamas steam locomotive to visit Bedford, Leicester and York this Saturday

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Bahamas steam locomotive to visit Bedford, Leicester and York this Saturday

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45596 Bahamas at Grindleford on the Jubilee Buxton Spa Express
45596 Bahamas at Grindleford on the Jubilee Buxton Spa Express // Credit: Cameron White/RailView

LMS Jubilee 45596 Bahamas will be back on the mainline this Saturday (11th June) as it hauls The Yorkshireman.

The tour starts from with a diesel locomotive. Departing at 06:35, the train will pass through Acton Main Line (06:38), Hendon (06:55), St Albans (07:28), Luton (07:47), (08:12), (08:50) and Leicester (09:23) before coming to a stop at Humberstone Road.

Steam locomotive 45596 Bahamas is added to the train here. Departing Humberstone Road at 09:55, the train will pass through Loughborough (10:14), Alfreton (10:54), (11:10), Swinton (12:07), Moorthorpe (12:15), (12:38) and York at 12:58.

45596 Bahamas steam locomotive on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
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The return trip will be hauled by Bahamas throughout. Departing York at 15:38, the train will pass through Moorthorpe (16:44), Chesterfield (17:59), Alfreton (18:16), Loughborough (18:58), Leicester (19:55), Kettering (20:54), Bedford (21:56), Luton (22:22), St Albans (22:41), Hendon (23:05) and Ealing Broadway at 23:46.

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As always, please respect the dangers of the railway. Please do not trespass on the railway to see this iconic locomotive – stay to public access spots.

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