Video: Double headers and Steam Crane in action at Yorkshire railway

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Taff Vale 85 and GWR 4144 approach Oakworth - Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Taff Vale 85 and GWR 4144 approach Oakworth - Keighley & Worth Valley Railway // Credit: RailAdvent

The next part in our trip to the and Worth Valley Railway for their 2020 Spring Steam Gala has been uploaded to our channel.

Part 1 and Part 2 are already available on our website and can be found by clicking here for Part 1 and here for Part 2.

In this part, we stick around the popular station of , made famous for its use in the films.

We spend the first part of the video having a look at the steam crane, which was in steam in the yard doing lifting demonstrations.

With the demonstrations complete, we move up to the station as we see 41241 leading visiting 4144 (which was visiting thanks to the Didcot Railway Centre) as the duo depart the station heading for Oxenhope (41241 was due to come off the train at Haworth).

4144 and 41241 on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
4144 and 41241 on the // Credit: RailAdvent

We then head down to the popular photography area known as ‘The Mound’ to see a couple of double headers pass through, the first was Stanier pairing Black 5 No. 45212 leading Jubilee No. 45596 Bahamas and the video ends with a Welsh pairing of Taff Vale 85 and Prairie No. 4144

Further parts of this Gala will be uploaded in the coming weeks, so be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to see our latest videos.

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