The Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway has celebrated its 65th anniversary by running a charter with two steam locomotives, resident Jurassic and visitor Peter Pan.

The following day, the two locomotives worked together to operate passenger services double-headed. Almost all the seats were taken in three historic carriages, each of which is more than a century old.

The trains ran from the LCLR’s Walls Lane headquarters to Seathorne Bank, which is Britain’s newest railway station, having opened in June.

This was the first time since 1986 that Jurassic and Peter Pan had operated together.

Jurassic was built by Bristol firm Peckett & Sons Ltd for Kaye & Company’s quarries at Southam in Warwickshire. It is a 1903-vintage 0-6-0ST.

Peter Pan is owned by Graham Morris of Daventry. It is a ‘Wren’ type steam locomotive, built by Kerr Stuart & Co. Ltd in Staffordshire in 1922. It was mainly used by contractors on lightly-laid tracks on construction sites.

ITV’s Calendar programme reported on the event on Friday evening. The studio presenters praised the Railway for its low £2 fare. The Railway reports that many passengers commented that the low fare prompted them to take part in the anniversary celebration.

The event raised money towards the Railway’s appeal for £25,000 to pay for Jurassic’s statutory ten-year overhaul, which is due at the end of next year’s operating season.

“We’ve been hoping to stage this event for 40 years and it didn’t disappoint – photographers braved the rain on the Friday to get atmospheric shots of the two locomotives working a variety of goods wagons on demonstration trains. On the Saturday the two engines double-headed passenger services and so many people turned up to enjoy the spectacle – from Skegness and district, as well as far away as South and North Wales, London, the Midlands and the North — that we filled three carriages on most services.

“We kept fares to our normal £2 return and a fiver for family tickets, so everyone could enjoy the celebrations. Now we’re looking forward to our World War One weekend on Saturday and Sunday 20th and 21st September and our final day of the 2025 season, Saturday 23rd October.”

Richard Shepherd, Chairman of the LCLR’s Historic Vehicles Trust