People North Yorkshire Moors Railway announces third visiting locomotive for Annual Steam Gala By Duncan Atkins Published 15th Aug 2024, 17:08 BST Updated 15th Aug 2024, 17:18 BST Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now The North Yorkshire Moors Railway (NYMR) has announced that No. 34028 Eddystone will be the next visiting locomotive for this year’s highly anticipated Annual Steam Gala. This iconic locomotive will join an impressive line-up for the event, which is on from September 26 to 29, further adding to the excitement of steam enthusiasts and visitors alike.
Eddystone was built at Brighton Words by the Southern Railway in 1946 and went straight into traffic from Ramsgate. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Sign up to our daily The Scarborough News Today newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to The Scarborough News, you get 70% fewer ads while viewing the news that matters to you. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues.
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. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Notice and Terms of Service apply. Following the nationalisation of the railways in 1948, it was re-allocated to Exmouth Junction, and renumbered 34028 at the end of that year.
No 34028 Eddystone is heading to North Yorkshire Moors Railway. The Annual Steam Gala will mark a welcome return of the locomotive to the NYMR since its last visit in 2006. .