The Llangollen Railway has welcomed Austerity steam locomotive No. 68067 to their line ahead of Bank Holiday steam trains this weekend.

Visiting thanks to the Great Central Railway at Loughborough, 68067 arrived on Thursday 24th August 2022 and has been on test prior to this weekend’s trains.

The locomotive will be staying in North Wales for a few weeks until repairs are completed on No. 3802.

68067 has operated trains today (Friday 26th) and will be in operation alongside diesel railcars and locomotives all weekend.

Llangollen Railway Press Officer Terry Pickthall said “We are very pleased to see 68067 arrive with us after a challenging season. Repairs to our resident locomotives have encountered problems and taken longer than expected, leaving us without a steam loco at the height of our season. Although our diesel railcars and locomotives have done a superb job of filling the void, steam traction is very much at the heart of what we do and is always very popular with our visitors. We are very grateful to the loco’s owners and wider team at the Great Central Railway who have make 68067’s visit to us possible. Everyone has pulled out the stops to get the engine to us in time for the Bank Holiday weekend, which is always a busy one for us”.

You can find out more about the Llangollen Railway and how to book tickets over on their website https://llangollen-railway.co.uk/