Embsay & Bolton Abbey: Railway Rally 25-28 June

419 from Bo'ness is visiting Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway on 25th-28th June. Full details: https://www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk/events/railwayrally

Standard tickets entitle you to two round trips starting at Embsay at either 10:30 or 13:30. The Breakfast Express (10:30) and Afternoon Tea (12:00, 13:30 & 15:00) in the LNWR Saloon on the Friday is one round trip.

25 June: 419 on Mark 1 carriages & LNWR Saloon.
26 & 27 June: Mark 1 carriages hauled by 419 on one trip and one double headed with Keighley Gasworks No. 2 from Tanfield Railway. NER Autocar trip to Bow Bridge also included.
28 June: 419 with vintage carriages.

 

I am told that 419 has failed and wont be at the Embsay Railway Rally this weekend, its place in the above post and schedule being taken by Knowle the Terrier.
This must have meant some incredible work getting arrangements in place.

Knowle usually resides at the KESR and has actually been in the Isle of Wight, so on its way back home it is is going to Embsay.
An additional visitor is the Belgium steam tram loco Lucie from the NYMR please see the railways website for details which as I write hasn't had the amended lineup put onto it.

 

Been up today to ride behind the L.S.W.R. terrier tanky Knowle today also the the N.E. petrol auto car was out running at embsay I dident ride behind that though cos my ticket was for x2 round trip journeys from Embsay on the 1st class breakfast and dinner L.N.W. saloon carriage and 2nd class which I booked in. But anyhow here's a pic of A1 XX Knowle on hire at the Embsay Bolton abbey steam railway steam rally gala event day 1.
Davo 56F

 

We'll be there tomorrow for the afternoon session. Can anyone tell me what is running apart from the 13.30 and 15.00 departures?

 

£6 for a platform ticket

 

Good value, given what they must have spent on visiting locos.

 

LSWR? Don’t you mean LBSCR?

 

Indeed! After the losses that heritage railways must have suffered over the last year, I can’t see how anyone could begrudge six quid

 

A few pictures of the locomotives at the gala this afternoon...

 

Avoid the cost by buying a ticket to travel.

 

A really enjoyable visit to this event yesterday. Nice to see the Terrier, although No. 2 and Lucie probably stole the show for me, with some particularly impressive banking displays. Video attached, with line side shots from the morning and then around Bolton Abbey in the afternoon, as I only used the first and last parts of my two round trips in the LNWR Observation Saloon. Impressive how many sold out dining trains/afternoon teas ran during the day.

 

I do like that blood and custard Bulleid coach. Needs a Spam Can on the end of it.

 

A bit late to the party, but here are a few shots of visiting locomotive 'Terrier' No.2678, including the 30742 Photo Charter on the 28th June 2021.

Video Available Here

 

Nice photos.

A very enjoyable event. I hope they made a profit.