The Lancashire Fusilier steam locomotive is coming to the Bradford district today - but you'll have to stay up late to see it.
Lancashire Fusilier’s LMS Black 5 No. 45407 is on its way to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway for the upcoming Spring Steam Gala, and is expected to arrive at Keighley shortly before midnight.
The locomotive is heading from the East Lancashire Railway to Keighley today, via Carnforth.
Information from Tom Cairns of Real Time Trains shows the times the Fusilier will pass through Skipton and arrive in Keighley.
The train will pass Burnley Manchester Road at 5.15pm, Gannow Jn at 5.17pm, Rose Grove at 5.18pm, Hapton at 5.22pm, Accrington at 5.31pm, and Blackburn at 5.40pm.
The train will then pass through Mill Hill at 5.43pm, Cherry Tree at 5.44pm, Pleasington at 5.46pm and then on through Preston and other stations before stopping at Carnforth.
After time at Carnforth Steamtown, the locomotive will depart at 22.04pm and will pass through Hellifield at 23.20pm, Gargrave at 23:27pm, Skipton at 23.33pm, Cononley at 23.37, Steeton & Silsden at 23.41 and arriving at Keighley at 23.46, where it will transfer from the mainline onto the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway before heading to Haworth for stabling.
People who wish to see the Lancashire Fusilier are being warned about the risks of trespass and that anyone going to see the loco should be in a position of safety whether that be on a station behind the yellow line or on the correct side of the fence if lineside.
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