The Kent and East Sussex Railway has announced that they will be welcoming 34072 ‘257 Squadron' will be visiting them in 2023.
Visiting courtesy of Southern Locomotives Ltd and the Spa Valley Railway, 34072 will become the largest locomotive to ever run on the K&ESR.
34072 will be in service between Tenterden, Northiam and Bodiam on selected dates in April and May 2023.
Ticket fares or timetables have not yet been released yet, but more information is due to be released soon.
RailAdvent last caught up with 34072 ‘257 Squadron' back in January 2022 when the locomotive visited the Great Central Railway for their 2022 Winter Steam Gala. We produced a 3 Disc DVD set with more than 2 hours of footage – click here to watch a trailer find out more information.
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Even Colonel Stephens wouldn’t have dreamed about a Battle of Britain loco running on his tracks.