Following on from their 'Winter Steam Gala', the Great Central Railway would retain the pair of visiting locomotives, fronting the pair on their standard timetable for a further weekend.
Emerging from their Horwich works in 1896, Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Class 27 - 52322 would feature from the East Lancashire Railway, representing a veteran of the Victorian age. At the other end of the steam scale, 75069 would rub shoulders with 52322. Long time resident of the Severn Valley Railway in its preservation career, 75069 was built 60 years later than the L&Y survivor, emerging from Swindon works in 1955.
While the steam pair worked the passenger services, a pair of diesels could also be spotted out on the line. 37714 "Cardiff Canton" would be working crew training turns, while 50017 "Royal Oak" handled a post-gala empty coaching stock move.
Locomotives:
BR Standard Class 4MT - 75069
Ex-L&YR Class 27 - 52322
BR Class 37 - 37714 "Cardiff Canton"
BR Class 50 - 50017 "Royal Oak"
00:00 75069 Beeches Road
01:34 52322 Beeches Road
02:46 37714 Cedars Hotel
03:53 75069 Cedars Hotel
06:15 52322 Cedars Hotel
06:55 52322 Woodthorpe
07:51 50017 Woodthorpe
08:42 52322 Fielding Road foot crossing
09:59 75069 Kinchley Lane
11:05 75069 Thurcaston
12:42 52322 Rabbit Bridge
All footage filmed on Saturday the 3rd of February 2024.