The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway are holding a special photo charter on the 6th May 2018 to name steam locomotive ‘Whillan Beck’.

The photography charter will depart Ravenglass at 7 am on the 6th May 2018. On its way to Dalegarth, the train will make multiple stops to allow you to capture some very special images of this lovely locomotive.

The price of this photography charter is £25 per person, you will receive a bacon sandwich for breakfast upon arrival at Dalegarth.

If you want to know what a photo charter is all about, then why not read our detailed blog post about our day with No. 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. Click here for more information.

About Whillan Beck

Whillan Beck, or ‘The Train From Spain’, was built by Krauss & Co in Munich in 1929. It has a wheel arrangement of 4-6-2 and is in Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway blue with RER logo on the tender.

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