Date: 24/06/2013

Newly-restored steam locomotives will depart from the district for the famous Settle to Carlisle rail journey this summer. Heritage rail operator the Railway Touring Company is running a Sunday steam series aboard The Waverley, departing from Shipley, Keighley and Skipton. New additions to the pool of historic locomotives are the No. 45699 Galatea, a 1936-built loco withdrawn in 1964 and later rescued from a scrapyard.

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Historic locos to take passengers on Settle to Carlisle line

Bradford Telegraph & Argus

Newly-restored steam locomotives will depart from the district for the famous Settle to Carlisle rail journey this summer.

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45699 Galatea rolling slowly through the platform line Carnforth on 8 April at the start of its first mainline test run to Hellifield [see image 42647].
Location: Carnforth
Company: Lancaster and Carlisle Railway
08/04/2013 Mark Bartlett

On 16 April 2013 Jubilee no 45699 Galatea completed a test run with a 4 coach load. The train is seen on the sweeping curve between Lostock Hall and the WCML at Farington Curve Junction as it heads back towards Carnforth.
Location: Farington Curve Junction
Company: East Lancashire Railway
16/04/2013 John McIntyre

Ex-LMS Royal Scot 7P 46115 Scots Guardsman lays over near the wheel lathe at Craigentinny on 16 April 2011 in preparation for taking the Great Britain IV from Edinburgh to Inverness the following morning.
Location: Portobello
Company: North British Railway
16/04/2011 Mark Poustie