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K&WVR Steam Gala 19-22 March 2026

Discussion in 'Galas and Events' started by Paul.Uni, Dec 14, 2025.

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  1. DerekTrotter

    DerekTrotter New Member

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    An excellent gala once again!

    Can someone just remind me of the reason for a limit on visiting locos? Is it a height or weight restriction, on which bridge?

    For example the railway has never seen visitors like Tornado, an A4, 71000...the list goes on. TIA
     
    DerekTrotter, Mar 29, 2026 at 10:33 PM
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    Could be cost, Tornado certainly won’t be cheap and Pacifics aren’t really suitable for a five mile branch line. I’m not sure if the runaround at Oxenhope is long enough for a Pacifics
     
    Johnb, Mar 29, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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    It is - I have photographs of 70013 on the line taken on 13/02/2009 and 11/03/2018.
     
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    Didn’t 9F 92220 Evening Star visit many many years ago, can’t get longer than that loco
     
    neildimmer, Mar 30, 2026 at 8:48 AM
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    Yes
     
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    Loaned to the K&WVR from 1973 to 1975. Had a splendid trip up to Oxehope and back behind her late one day on an otherwise almost empty train.
     
    68923, Mar 30, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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    60009 visited on more than one occasion and 60532 at least once. I can remember seeing them in Haworth or Ingrow yards but not actually working trains. I also understand that the headshunt at Oxenhope is to be extended in the near future.
     
    68923, Mar 30, 2026 at 9:06 AM
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    Ahem... 34046? 34092 was based there for many years too.
     
    5944, Mar 30, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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    Yes I’d forgotten about them but they are a bit shorter than a Gresley Pacific
     
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    Coupled Black 5s will fit (just!)

    P1100505.jpg
     
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    According to the latest edition of Rail,Bradford City Council have given £5million government grant to KWVR ,that includes a loop at Oxenholme.Sorry edit Haworth
     
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    60103 has also visited, although she operated trains top-and-tailed IIRC.
     
    MuzTrem, Mar 30, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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    The way I've heard it is that Tornado or an A4 are too heavy. Union of South Africa has been to Haworth once but they had to get special permission to allow it as a one off.

    All the same it confuses me all this as Scotsman has run on the line and surely that'd be similar weight to Tornado?
     
    Alex Productions, Mar 30, 2026 at 10:33 AM
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    So will a pair of 5Xs, as seen here at the 2023 gala - mind you the the driver had to gently nudge the stop blocks to do it, but that it what they are there for after all IMG_7492 copy.jpg
    Peter
     
    torgormaig, Mar 30, 2026 at 4:35 PM
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    Length over buffers 9F 66ft 2 ins, Britannia 68ft 9 ins.
    FS and Tornado are longer still.
     
    sunstream, Mar 30, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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    And a Lord Nelson, with its long wheelbase tender, is quoted by SR e-group as 69ft 9¾in.
     
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