The Watercress Line has announced that the Battle of Britain Class Pacific, 34059 ‘Sir Archibald Sinclair’, will be the second visitor for their Autumn Steam Gala.
Thanks to the Bluebell Railway, the locomotive can make an appearance at the Gala, which will run from the 3rd-5th October.
Following repairs to the firebox and boiler, and the frames and tender being overhauled, it returned to service in November 2023.
34059 will join 60007 “Sir Nigel Gresley” at the Gala with more locomotives to be announced in the coming weeks.
Further information on the Gala can be found online.
Responses
(The two Sir’s) Archibald Sinclair with 72A to Exeter Central (same disc head code) but ‘tender first’, Was sat with Sir Frederick Pile when i boarded in 1960? Where’s time gone? A young lad mixing with such titled dignitary sorts! 65 year ago but looking better than ever now! (The sirs! Not me i hasten to add)!