34081, 34092, 45407 ELR Legends of Steam 14 – 16 March 2025

ELR now showing another Legends of Steam event in 2025
no locos advertised yet apart from City of Wells something from LSL again?
14 – 16 March 2025
https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/events-activities/legends-of-steam/

Neil

 

Nice one - not a betting man but, Blue Peter would be worth a punt, and as Royal Scots' certificate is up shortly (so I have read elsewhere) may be another candidate?

 

46100's last outing is on Tuesday then I believe it'll be moving to Margate soon afterwards.

 

Shame, it would make a good LMS/BR representative. Is Tuesday a private charter, can't see anything listed on Saphos or Railway Herald?

Amended: just found the details on light engine movements, thanks.

 

92 Squadron?

 

Hopefully something more than just 2 Bulleid’s

 

I would like 4930 hagley hall 2 visit but what counts as a legend of steam?

 

well last year was with 70000 Britannia & 4498 Sir Nigel Gresley from LSL. plus 45690 Leander

 

• LNER A1 60163 ‘Tornado’
• LMS Black 5 45407 ‘Lancashire Fusilier’
• SR 34081 ’92 Squadron’
• SR 34092 ‘City of Wells’
• 
  Timetables
• 
  https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2025-LEGENDS-II-Public-Timetables.pdf
  
  https://www.eastlancsrailway.org.uk/events-activities/legends-of-steam/

 

Excellent stuff. A timetable with loco allocations and a line up announced with 2 months plus to go. Allows people to make plans to attend

 

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I hope people understand that things can change too.

 

44871 now replaces 45407

 

Is it 45407 that they are painting red for use in Harry Potter trains for PnP Events? Might be why they have been swapped for the event?

 

Won’t look right with a shiny black tender then ..
Perhaps 44871 is closer to completion than 45407.

 

ELR events page throwing a wobbly again, showing 2024 instead of 2025

 

I was trying to figure out if this was intended seriously or not and it led me to this bit of tenuous linking: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/harry-potter-fans-can-spot-30987441

Come and see the Legendary Hogwarts Express!

Ok, it's not the actual one from the films.
Ok, It's not painted to look like it either.
But it's worked along the same bit of line featured in the film.
Hogwarts though!

 

Is there a 'Plan B' for this event if Tornado cant make it?

 

They could use 2890 DOUGLAS - it’s a sort of new build, like TORNADO.

 

Its a very useful engine...