Guest engine announcement

The Bluebell Railway and the Sir Nigel Gresley Locomotive Trust are pleased to announce that LNER class A4 No. 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley will be the star attraction at the 2024 Giants of Steam Gala.

We are also able to announce that alongside the locomotive’s attendance for Giants Of Steam, 60007 will also operate on special Bluebell Railway Golden Arrow pullman dining services the following weekend during its stay at The Bluebell Railway. (19th and 20th October) More details of these will follow in due course.

The Bluebell Railway are pleased to be welcoming this iconic and historic locomotive for the first time to our railway in October and we must thank everyone at the SNGLT for allowing Sir Nigel Gresley to take part in our Autumn Giants Of Steam Gala.

Video from last years Giants of Steam

Below is a video from last year’s Giants of Steam Gala featuring guest bulleid pacific locomotives 34070 ‘Manston ‘ (from the Swanage Railway) and 21C127 (34027) ‘Taw Valley ‘ (from the Severn Valley Railway).

Video kindly produced by Alex Clements for The Bluebell Railway.

More details will be provided in due course. Locomotive news and event timetables will be released closer to the event.

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