Class 57 locomotive set for Greatest Gathering appearance

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West Coast Railways are to send a Class 57/0 to the Greatest Gathering.

The Greatest Gathering is set to take place this August to celebrate 200 years of passenger railways.

The 57 visits thanks to West Coast Railways Co. and is subject to operational requirements.

The event will take place at Alstom‘s Derby Litchurch Lane Works between the 1st and 3rd August.

You can see our video from the official press launch below:

The locomotives confirmed to attend are (Alstom have also noted that examples from the same class may substitute):

Steam

LNER A4 No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley – courtesy of the Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust and Locomotive Services Group
SR Merchant Navy No. 35018 British India Line – courtesy of West Coast Railways Co
LMS 6P No. 46115 Scots Guardsman – courtesy of West Coast Railways Co.
LMS Jubilee No. 45596 Bahamas – courtesy of the Bahamas Locomotive Society
SR Merchant Navy No. 35028 Clan Line – courtesy of the Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society
LMS Black 5 (specific loco TBA) – courtesy of West Coast Railways Co.
Furness Railway No. 20 – courtesy of The Furness Railway Trust
Coal Tank No. 1054 – courtesy of the Bahamas Locomotive Society

Diesel

BR Class 37 – courtesy of Rail Operations Group
Class 50 No. 50049 Defiance – courtesy of the Class 50 Alliance
Class 57 – courtesy of Direct Rail Services
Class 66 No. 66301 – courtesy of GB Railfreight
Class 69 – courtesy of GB Railfreight
Class 60 – courtesy of DCRail
Class 108 DMU – courtesy of the Severn Valley Railway
Class 47 – courtesy of West Coast Railways Co
Class 50 No. 50033 ‘Glorious’ – courtesy of the Class 50 Alliance
Class 35 D7076 – courtesy of the East Lancashire Railway and Bury Hydraulic Group
Class 55 No. 55009 “Alycidon” – courtesy of Deltic Preservation Society
Class 55 No. D9015 “Tulyar” – courtesy of Deltic Preservation Society
Class 55 No. 55019 “Royal Highland Fusilier” – courtesy of Deltic Preservation Society
Class 40 No. 40106 – courtesy of the Class 40 Preservation Society / Severn Valley Railway
Class 43 No. 43159 (2+4 Formation – other powercar TBC) – courtesy of The 125 Group
Class 33 No. 33012 – courtesy of 71A Locomotive Group
Class 31 No. 31108 – courtesy of A1A Locomotives Ltd
Class 57/0 – courtesy of West Coast Railways Co.

Electric

Class 507001 – courtesy of the Class 507 Preservation Society
Class 390 Pendolino No. 390119 in its Pride livery – courtesy of Avanti West Coast
Class 91 No. 91110 Battle of Britain Memorial Flight – courtesy of London North Eastern Railway
Class 331 – courtesy of Northern
4VEP No. 3417 – courtesy of the Bluebell Railway
Class 91 No. 91101 Flying Scotsman – courtesy of London North Eastern Railway
Class 465 No. 465908 James Green – courtesy of Southeastern
Class 720 No. 720506 – courtesy of Greater Anglia

Bi-Mode

Coaches / Wagons

JNA-T Wagon – courtesy of DCRail and Cappagh Group
Gold IIA-D wagon – courtesy of Drax Group
Railway 200 Exhibition Train – courtesy of GBRTT / National Railway Museum / Railway 200 Team