KWVR Autumn Steam Gala 8th, 9th & 10th October. With 73129!

KWVR Autumn Steam Gala 8th, 9th & 10th October. With 73129, 44871 AND Bellerophan

Caprotti Standard 5 confirmed visiting engine for the KWVRs Autumn Steam Gala.
This will star alongside the home fleet.

MORE visiting engines to be announced shortly!


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Haydon Foundary 0-6-0 SD Bellerophon confirmed as visiting in conjunction with its owners VCT

NEW! Ian Riley's "Black 5" no. 44871 confirmed as visiting.

 

ALSO In conjunction with the VCT Bellerophon is also confirmed as a gala attender.

More soon!

 

Excellent news, well done!

 

See origional post...Ian Riley's 44871 confirmed as visiting

 

Details now confirmed - see www.kwvr.co.uk

Why not help us out by downloading and printing a colour poster and asking to put it up somewhere e.g. if you are a volunteer at another Railway?

Thanks, Julian.

 

Pity it clashes with the GCR Steam Railway Gala but will try to make it

John

 

Will the visitors be there for the gala weekend only or possibly work before or after....?

I'm especially interested in 73129

 

Should be worth a visit. Haven't been to KWVR since October 2008 when the S160 from Churnet Valley was the visitor.

 

Same question, but with an emphasis on the thinking man's visitor! Will be there for the gala anyway, but wouldn't mind a trip the weekend either side too if 73129/Bell are in action :lol:.

 

at the present time the visitors are only intended for the gala weekend!

 

Gala timetables have now been drafted out!
Its bloody hard finidng use for 9 locos over 4 and 1/2 miles of track.

Some interesting little runs in there ! More soon

 

Thanks for the update, looking forward to it

 

The Times are now up here http://www.kwvr.co.uk/misc/KeighleyandWorthValleyRailway-KeighleyHaworthOxenhope.htm
can i just ask is the 1320 on sunday from keighley an xpress or have you just missed the times out if it is it should be a good run one ill have to try and make

 

Shame Bellarophon isn't out on the Friday
Everytime I go to a gala she's working at I somehow miss her!

 

Has 73129 returned to traffic now?

 

Looking at the WTT (Sat/Sun only due to work), had hoped that Nunlow & Bellerophon might have been given a full line spin?

but like you said in earlier post difficult to find enough paths for the 9 locos on the line.

Best Regards

 

Yes - finding time to fit all of the engines in has been difficult. We had hoped to do that on the friday but no luck there either.
Belly has been limited to 2 coaches (3 pushing it) and nunlow is also restricted to 15mph. That + all the TSRs at the present time would mean a round trip of 2 hours, giving a large break in the times. The GDS is early morning so that this doesnt too take up valuable passenger paths.

 

Cheers for the info Kieran, hope the TSRs don't spoil the vocal entertainment from the locos!

Best Regards

 

I read that 73129 will return to service this month subject to completion of it's new tyre fitting.

 

May even help, if they're in the right places :lol: