GWR Castle No. 4079 Pendennis Castle is to have an additional running day at the Severn Valley Railway this April.

4079 is set to run on the Severn Valley Railway on Thursday 13th April ahead of the Spring Steam Gala between the 14th and 16th April.

Pendennis Castle will be using different headboards on each trip – The Birkenhead Flyer, The Zulu and The SLS Special.

Using BR Mark 1 coaches, the running day will mark the first ever ‘in service’ appearance at a heritage railway for the castle.

The excursion trips will start in Bridgnorth and 4079 will clock up 96 miles of running during the day.

“It’s a real coup to have ‘Pendennis Castle’ for our Spring Steam Gala,” said Jonathan ‘Gus’ Dunster, the SVR’s interim managing director. “But we also felt it deserved its own headline day, to acknowledge its remarkable first-ever heritage line appearance, and for the chance to recreate something very special from the past. Paired with our Mark 1 coaches, it’s going to really look the part, and I know this is something enthusiasts will not want to miss.”

Tickets for the GWR 4079 ‘Pendennis Castle’ excursion day are available now at svr.co.uk.