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The Greatest Gathering Open Weekend – August 2025
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The Greatest Gathering Open Weekend – August 2025
I thought it might be a good idea to start a forum post to discuss everything related to the Greatest Gathering so that people can keep up to date with the latest announcements.
Here is RailAdvent’s video from the official press launch day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAEoDbtONI8
Currently, the following locos are confirmed to attend:
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
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 and gold IIA-D wagon – courtesy of GB Railfreight
Class 69 – courtesy of GB Railfreight
Class 60 and JNA-T Wagon – courtesy of DCRail and Cappagh Group
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
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
Bi-Mode
Class 93 – courtesy of Rail Operations Group
Class 755 – courtesy of Greater AngliaWhat would you like to see visit?
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Alstom has today told us that the Open Day is fully sold out with all tickets for the general public now being sold.
https://www.railadvent.co.uk/2025/02/tickets-for-the-greatest-gathering-fully-sell-out.html
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With all tickets now being unavailable then I am very unlikely to see any of them close up.
Having said that there is only a few that I have not seen close up.
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Very much looking forward to seeing what is next to be announced 🙂
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Is that 7076 a Hymek? There’s a couple more about i would use regular out of my Bristol Bath rd shed! 70017 and 18 (i think they were). I saw a picture at a Somerset Heritage line, Halfway to Minehead! I would follow the Exmoor hunt beyond Wheddon cross way nr Minehead! I was riding a horse when i was 10/12? Horses owner owned a shipping line! Not Clan line though.
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I had a few mates with farms back in the 70’s and we use to play cowboys and Indians on real horses, moving the cows between fields ( the Indian was actually a a Pakistani, but we were all kids and colour blind).
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Have i written in wrong place again? Its an age thing you know! The Lone ranger and Tonto should be at the great gathering, Along with Jim Kirk and the Enterprise crew! Not one of those engines there have ever attained Warp factor one yet! Voyagers one and two are the fastest ever achieved from this little blue spot! (Carl Sagan) / Cosmos.
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Did British Railways once patent it flying saucer?
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