Locomotive 45212 will arrive at the Nene Valley Railway (NVR) in Peterborough in early November to help with Santa Operations.
The locomotive works part of the year for Riley and Sons Limited and part on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway.
45212 was built in 1935, and is from a class of locomotive that ran in service until the very end of steam on the national railway network. It is one of eighteen Black 5s in preservation, having moved straight out of mainline service into preservation.
The loco headed the final steam-hauled, revenue-earning service for British Railways, from Preston to Blackpool on Sunday 4 August 1968.
It will take part in NVR's Driving Experience courses and a one-day running day on Sunday 5 November, before assisting with hauling the First Class Santa services.
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