The Great Central Railway has announced two visiting steam locomotives for next month's Winter Steam Gala.
Taking place between the 27th and 29th January 2023, the Great Central Railway will welcome SR Urie S15 No. 506 and BR Standard Class 5 No. 73082 ‘Camelot' for the Winter Steam Gala.
These visiting locomotives visit the Great Central Railway thanks to the Mid Hants Railway / Urie Locomotive Society and the Bluebell Railway / 73082 Camelot Locomotive Society respectively.
73082 Camelot and 506 will join the homefleet of 92214 City of Leicester, 48305, 73156, 78018, 78019 and D123 to haul an intensive timetable of goods and passenger trains.
Whilst timetables are not currently available, tickets can now be booked via the Great Central Railway website, with fares starting £28 per day.
For 2022's Winter Steam Gala, 34072 257 Squadron and 80080 visited from their home railways. You can see all the action from the gala on RailAdvent's 3 Disc Set, featuring more than 2 hours of footage! Click here to find out more and to watch a trailer.
