Three visiting steam locomotives set for North Yorkshire Moors Railway gala

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Three visiting steam locomotives set for North Yorkshire Moors Railway gala

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T3 No. 563 at Swanage. // Credit: Andrew P.M. Wright
T3 No. 563 at Swanage. // Credit: Andrew P.M. Wright

The North Yorkshire Moors Railway has announced its line up for their upcoming Steam Gala.

The gala is set to take place between the 24th and 27th September and will see 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley, 4079 Pendennis Castle and T3 563 visit. They will visit thanks to the Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust, Didcot Railway Centre and the Swanage Railway Trust, respectively.

The three guests will join Black 5s No. 44806 and 45428 Eric Treacy, 926 ‘Repton’, No. 29 ‘Peggy’, No. 8 ‘Lucie’, P3 No. 2392 and 2253 ‘Omaha’.

A number of trains will operate between Grosmont and Pickering, with a morning and evening shuttle to Whitby.

60007 Sir Nigel Gresley at Moorgates on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
60007 Sir Nigel Gresley at Moorgates on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway // Credit: RailAdvent

Tickets have been held at the 2025 price, starting at £49.50 per adult.

“We’re incredibly excited to announce our line-up for this year’s Annual Steam Gala – we’re welcoming back our firm favourite Sir Nigel Gresley and introducing Pendennis and T3 for the first time and of course, we’ll have newly oil-converted steam locomotive No. 2253 Omaha in traction. It’s set to be a fantastic four days of steam and we can’t wait to welcome everyone who is travelling from near and far to celebrate our visiting and home fleet locos.”

Paul ‘Piglet’ Middleton, Director of Mechanical Engineering at NYMR

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