The North Yorkshire Moors Railway has announced that three ‘big name’ steam locomotives will be hauling its ‘Rockstar Services’ this summer and autumn.

The three famous locos are:

• No. 60163 Tornado
• No. 4079 Pendennis Castle
• No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley.

Each of the Rockstar Services is a return journey through the North Yorkshire Moors National Park from Pickering to Grosmont and back, which passengers must book in advance.

Seating will be allocated throughout, and passengers will have the option of adding a Treat Sharing Bag to their booking.

No. 60163 Tornado will run on the heritage railway each day from Monday 27 July to Saturday 1 August and again from Monday 3 to Saturday 8 August.

Tornado is a Peppercorn Class A1 4-6-2 steam locomotive, which was built in Darlington and completed in 2008.

As announced earlier this month, it is visiting North Yorkshire courtesy of the A1 Locomotive Trust.

Tornado’s Rockstar Services are part of a busy summer programme at the heritage railway, which also includes Discover Your Heroes Ticket Trail, Story Creation Station and Station Stay & Play.

No. 4079 Pendennis Castle will be visiting North Yorkshire in the autumn, courtesy of the Didcot Railway Centre. The loco will run on two weekends: 3 & 4 and 10 & 11 October.

Pendennis Castle was built at Swindon Works in February 1924, and the following year, GWR lent it to the LNER for trials in which it proved faster and more efficient than the new Flying Scotsman.

No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley will run on the NYMR between Friday 18 and Sunday 20 September, and again between Saturday 17 and Tuesday 20 October.

The locomotive is named after legendary railway engineer Sir Nigel Gresley, and its appearance – courtesy of the Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust – will enable the North Yorkshire Moors Railway to celebrate 150 years since Gresley’s birth.

Full details and tickets are available from the North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s website.