The Llangollen Railway have announced that steam locomotive No.5199 has departed the railway for the East Lancashire Railway.

The locomotive is going to the East Lancashire Railway for a visit to the line over the summer months and will be hauling passenger trains between Heywood and Rawtenstall

The East Lancashire Railway runs from Heywood to Rawtenstall via Bury Bolton Street, Burrs Country Park and Caravan Site, Summerseat, Ramsbottom and Irwell Vale.

The GWR tank will arrive at the East Lancashire Railway and then will be put onto passenger trains after all the necessary tests are complete (gauging, steam tests etc).

A brief history of No.5199

No.5199 was built in Swindon in 1934, she is a member of the 5101 class introduced in 1929 by C.B.  Collett to replace Churchward’s 3101 class. Initially, she entered service whilst based at the Tyseley shed before having stints at Stourbridge, Wolverhampton and Gloucester Horton Road before being withdrawn. In 1985, the locomotive was purchased by the Great Western Locomotive Group and moved to Toddington shed at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway – however, the group broke up so the restoration wasn’t complete. In 1988 she moved to the Llangollen Railway, but in 1990 she moved to Long Marston due to it being closer to the members of the group. In 2003 she entered service at the Llangollen Railway and has been in steam ever since.

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