Steam locomotive 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley set to haul Scottish railtours

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60007 Sir Nigel Gresley departs Grosmont, North Yorkshire Moors Railway
60007 Sir Nigel Gresley departs Grosmont, North Yorkshire Moors Railway // Credit: RailAdvent

SRPS Railtours has announced a with The Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust that will see 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley haul tours over the in August.

Five special trains will run from Waverley during August, including a trip to .

will operate the tours and will see SNG return to its base, where it worked at Aberdeen between 1962 and 1966 before being purchased by the SNGLT.

“I am delighted to announce that SRPS Railtours will be offering Steam hauled specials over the famous Forth Bridge during our 55th Anniversary Year with a very famous locomotive in the form of 60007 ‘Sir Nigel Gresley’, which last featured on one of our trains in 2011. This beautiful Gresley Pacific steam locomotive will work 4 services around the Firth of Forth and 1 return trip to Aberdeen over 3 dates in August.”

Alasdair Eadington, Chairman of SRPS Railtours

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    1. @daves Mallard was a standard A4, but was specially prepared for the run. Sadly, the poor loco was not in good shape after the record breaking run and limped away for some serious TLC. However, the record was achieved, still stands, and is unlikely to ever be broken.

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