Class 73, Class 55 & Class 37 at Kingsley & Froghall on 15th May - Photo Dave Gibson
Download the weekend Timetable here
View the Photograph Gallery here
Visiting Locomotives:

Class 55 "Deltic" Gordon Highlander

Class 73 Electro-Diesel 73138

Class 20 D8001
Resident Locomotives also in action:
New arrival "Janus" 0-6- 0 shunter newly repainted in NCB dark blue and hauling passenger trains for the first time on the CVR. To be named on Saturday afternoon at Cheddleton
Class 33 33102
Class 37 37075 fresh from overhaul and sporting Thornaby BR Blue white stripe and Kingfisher livery
Class 423 4-VEP 3822 back in traffic and repainted into Rail Blue (also operating in Push-Pull mode for the first time in preservation, see section below)
For more details about the restoration click here
Class 104 DMU M50455 & M50517
Also on display in Cheddleton Yard
- Class 04 D2332
- Class 25 25322 in
"Ice Cream Van" livery
- Two Class 37/4's
(subject to transport)
- Class 47 47524
Special Driver Experience Courses
- Special one time only opportunities
- Take the controls of 37075 (16th May)
- For something different, try your hand at Push-pull working a VEP with 73138
- The experience includes over 12 miles
- All for just £100 (price and dates still to be arranged for 73138)
- Booking essential, only limited places
-Tel: 01538 360522
37075
16th May
Push Pull working with 73138 and VEP
(Ring for dates)

Friday 30th May
- Intensive timetable
- Early morning freight trains
- Double/Triple heading
- Banking out of Froghall(see section below)
- Rare Push-Pull working using 73138 & 3822 (see section below)
- Cheddleton shed open for viewing locos on display
- Line side photo passes available (see section below)

Saturday 31st May
- Intensive timetable
- Early morning freight trains
- Double/Triple heading
- Banking out of Froghall(see section below)
- Rare Push-Pull working using 73138 & 3822 (see section below)
- "All day breakfast" available on certain trains

- Locomotive naming of the Yorkshire Janus class shunting loco to
"Roger H Bennett"
at 15.15 in the bay platform at Cheddleton Station

- Janus shunter hauled train in afternoon
- A choice of locos available to drive for £10 between
Cheddleton bay platform and the MPD yard
- Cheddleton shed open for viewing locos on display
- Line side photo passes available (see section below)

Saturday Evening
- Real Ale train (using D9016) and night freights (using D8001)
- Evening photo shoot at Cheddleton yard (all other locos)

Sunday 1st June
- Intensive timetable
- Early morning freight trains
- Double/Triple heading
- Banking out of Froghall (see section below)
- Rare Push-Pull working using 73138 & 3822 (see section below)
- Janus shunter hauled train in afternoon
- "All day breakfast" available on certain trains
- A choice of locos available to drive for £10 between
Cheddleton bay platform and the MPD yard
- Cheddleton shed open for viewing locos on display
- Evening loco convoy between Froghall and Cheddleton
- Line side photo passes available (see section below)
Banking
Several trains throughout the weekend will be
banked out of Froghall station.
The expected locos used for the banking
will be D8001, 33102 & 37075

Push Pull Working
Throughout the weekend look out for rare Push-Pull working using 73138 and 3822. Unfortunately although 33102 will be hauling 3822 it will not be operating in Push-Pull mode

Fares
All day rover tickets
Enjoy three days, six locomotives and two multiple units for just £25

Saturday night fares (which include access to the night photography at
Cheddleton Shed and unlimited travel on the real ale train) are free with the purchase of the two
or three day tickets, £ 2 with the purchase of a day ticket or £ 8 otherwise

Line Side Passes

Line side passes will be available but applicants must first fill in a safety form which can be downloaded here or obtained from Cheddleton Station Souvenir Shop on the day.

The filled out form must be returned to the Souvenir Shop where applicants will be asked to pay and then be directed to a safety briefing after which the pass will be given.

The Souvenir Shop will be open around 7:30 am on all three days for the sale of Line Side Passes

Please note any of the features are subject to change so please check back as
close to the event as possible for the most up to date information.

 

 

Driver Experience Gift Vouchers available

Call 01538 360522 during office hours or leave a message on the answering machine and we'll call you back.