3rd to 5th April 2010
(photo Danny Young)
The LWR staged its very first 3 day gala over the 2010 Easter weekend
with 4 locos in steam.The official opening of
North Thoresby station was also performed by Ffestiniog Railway
director Mike Hart OBE on Saturday 3/4/10.
Ex Manchester Ship Canal 0-6-0 Hudswell Clark loco no. 70 leaves
Ludborough on 3rd April...
...with a four coach train to North Thoresby.
The above service, having changed locos at North Thoresby, is seen
returning to Ludborough hauled now
by GWR 6430, passing Ludborough up distant signal.
0-4-0 "Millom" (based at Quainton Rd.) double heads with 0-4-0
Peckett
1438 (based at Appleby Frodingham RPS)
seen midway between Ludborough & North Thoresby.
"Millom" and Peckett 1438 bring a mid morning train past North
Thoresby
down distant signal towards the station.
Once in the station the North Thoresby signalman allows MSC no 70
out of the siding to couple onto rear of incoming train
for the return journey to Ludborough. Locos could be watered in
siding from black tank wagon and portable pump.
No. 6430, a GWR pannier tank loco from Llangollen Railway, heads
northwards with the 1745 departure from Ludborough.
The driver of 6430 hands the single line token to the North Thoresby
signalman...
..and the passes North Thoresby ground frame cabin to enter the
station.
Ex MSC no. 70 enters North Thoresby station with a well packed train
on Sat 3/4/10.
6430 stands outside Ludborough shed, taking water between duties,
on Easter Monday 5th April 2010.