At 08:03 on Saturday 2nd March 2024, LNER A4 4-6-2 60007 “Sir Nigel Gresley” stormed through Finsbury Park railway station in North London. The steam engine was taking The Steam Dreams Rail Company special from London Kings Cross to York and back.
This locomotive is the same type as “Mallard” which, in 1938, travelled briefly at 126mph to set the world speed record for a steam train. Mallard tried a bit too hard that day and had to be taken off the train as it was about to fall apart. The record has never been broken.
To find out about steam specials on the main line railways, look at the Rail Advent website then use Real Time Trains to track it.
More Steam Locomotive Pictures
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On Saturday 3rd December, the LMS steam locomotive brought a special Railway Touring Company train back into Kings Cross.
LMS Stanier Class 5 4-6-0 No. 44871 at Finsbury Park station at 07:46 on 24-Feb-2024
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Steam engine “Flying Scotsman” visits King’s Cross, October 2022.
On Saturday 25-Nov-2023, LMS Royal Scot Class steam locomotive 46115 “Scots Guardsman” (in British Railways green) visited London Paddington.
To mark the 150th birthday of “Poplar”, the locomotive came to London for local children to see a real life steam engine and climb on board.
Southern Railway Merchant Navy Pacific 35018 “British India Line”, slows to negotiate Clapham Junction on Sunday 9th July 2023.
On the evening of 18th February 2023, LMS Jubilee class “Galatea”, running as 45627 “Sierra Leone”, brought a special train into London Paddington.
Just before 22:00 on 22nd April 2023, 34046 “Braunton” returned to London Victoria from Winchester with the Steam Dreams steam special.
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