KWVR Steam Gala March 11th 12th & 13th.

2 visiting locos 46100 Royal Scot & GWR 0-6-0PT 7714, plus normal fleet
wonder if we will get Bahamas/Royal Scot double header?
https://kwvr.co.uk/event/steam-gala-weekend/2022-03-11/

Neil

 

Although those two did appear in 2018's 50th Anniversary Gala, which I thought there was way too much going on for my liking.
(All those different events made me dizzy trying to keep up with it all ).

It will be nice seeing them at a normal steam gala, especially as 7714 will be 7714 not 5775.

 

tickets now on sale

 

Sounds like a decent event. Interesting that they've chosen two locos that both attended together in 2018, but strong choices nonetheless.

 

Does anyone know when gala timetables are usually released, never been to a gala before, so don't know how far in advance they are released usually

 

depends on the railway, some publish a couple of weeks in advance, some maybe 3-4 days in advance

 

The PASSENGER timetables for the gala is available on the webpage.

 

there's a miss print, wrong timetable put on the Saturday, all the Keighley departures are shown as dated Friday instead of Saturday, and on Sunday you have 2 trains leaving Oxenhope within 5 minutes of each other and both arriving at Keighley at the same time

 

I'm sure they'll get the problem sorted soon.
Hopefully with some loco allocations as well.

 

Just an update:
It seems 45212 has been withdrawn from the lineup.
https://kwvr.co.uk/event/steam-gala-weekend/2022-03-11/

 

Yeah it has, I presume due to overrunning maintenance I.e new driving wheel tyres

 

I presume the gala will just have one less engine, unless Riley's bring one of theirs over with 46100?

 

Has Royal Scot arrived on KWVR yet?

 

On its way... https://www.realtimetrains.co.uk/service/gb-nr:U63831/2022-03-04/detailed#allox_id=0

 

Both Royal Scot and 7714 have now arrived at the railway.
Photo charters on Monday and Tuesday.
The big weekend starting on Friday.

My 1st Keighley gala, I cannot wait!

 

Loco allocations now available Steam-Gala-2022-Loco-1.pdf (kwvr.co.uk)

 

It looks like there's a slight problem with the 15.15 Keighley - Oxenhope on Sunday. 52044 leading, 41241 trailing, but 52044 is detached at Haworth Loop. I guess it's probably double-headed by 52044+41241 rather than 41241 being on the back.

 

You mean like this


Taken on the gala 47 years ago, 22/3/75. I fluffed the departure shot unfortunately.

Peter

 

Looking at the timetable, when a loco is being attached in the down direction, is it added to the rear or does it become a pilot engine?

 

is that a chef in 41241's cab!!!???