The Bluebell Railway has announced that L&Y A Class No. 52322 will be visiting them for their upcoming Branch Line Gala.

Set to take place on the 21st – 23rd April, the Branch Line Gala will see Bluebell residents operate alongside already announced L&Y ‘Pug’ No. 19.

A third and final guest is yet to be announced, and the timetable for the event is expected to be released soon.

52322 visits the Bluebell Railway thanks to Andy Booth and the East Lancashire Railway.

52322 is an L&Y Railway Class 27 and is a 0-6-0 type of steam locomotive. They were built for freight work over the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway. 52322 was built-in 1896 at Horwich Works as Lancashire & Yorkshire No. 1300, later being renumbered LMS 12322 and BR 52322 in its working life, the locomotive is now preserved and appears in BR Black with the number 52322. 52322 is the only survivor of the 484 strong class of steam locomotive.