LNER A4 No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley will be on the mainline this Friday as it heads to Newcastle as part of a light engine movement.
The locomotive has been in Bury for the East Lancashire Railway Legends of Steam Gala, but will take to the tracks ready for its part in an upcoming Steam Dreams railtour.
Departing Bury at 08:00, the locomotive will pass through Castleton (08:33), Manchester Victoria (08:49), Salford Crescent (08:55), Bolton (09:05), Preston (Lancs) (09:30), Oxenholme Lake District (10:59), Penrith North Lakes (12:06), Haltwistle (13:39), Prudhoe (14:24), Metrocentre (14:37) and Newcastle at 14:52, before heading to Heaton Depot for stabling.
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60007 Sir Nigel Gresley in action
60007 Sir Nigel Gresley recently visited the North Yorkshire Moors Railway for their 50th Anniversary Gala. Available to stream and on DVD/Bluray you can find out more by clicking here.
Have you any idea of the itinerary when it leaves Newcastle please?
Upcoming tour info is available on this page https://www.railadvent.co.uk/railtours
Any thoughts on how it gets from Heaton to London KX for Saturday mornings journey back to Newcastle.
The tour to Newcastle is Electric from London, then steam on the return https://www.railadvent.co.uk/events/steam-dreams-london-to-castle-howard-durham-beamish-newcastle