Black 5 steam locomotive to pass through Worcestershire this Saturday

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Black 5 steam locomotive to pass through Worcestershire this Saturday

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44871 on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Credit: Bradley Langton

LMS Black 5 No. 44871 will haul The Steam Express this Saturday, 6th April 2024.

Departing Norwich at 06:02, the train will pass through (06:33), Manea (07:35), March (07:41), Whittlesea (07:54), (08:24), Melton Mowbray (09:14), Leicester (10:22), Nuneaton (10:55), Water Orton (11:19), Longbridge (11:49), Droitwich Spa (12:08) and at 12:18.

After time in Worcester, the train will depart at 16:38 and will pass through Droitwich Spa (16:47), Bromsgrove (17:09), Coleshill Parkway (17:48), (18:12), Leicester (18:41), before pulling into Humberstone Road at 18:47.

Here, the steam locomotive is replaced by a diesel locomotive with the train returning to Norwich via Peterborough (20:37), March (20:58), Thetford (21:46) and Norwich at 22:23.

Tracking Links

To track the train on the day, please click here.

Would you like to know if 44871 is due to pass through your local station? As a RailAdvent Plus member you can do just that with our Station News And Tours page!

If you do go out and see 44871, why not sign up to LocoStop. This is our railway community, and allows you to share your photos from your adventures! Click here to sign up.

As always, please respect the dangers of the railway. Please do not trespass on the railway to see this iconic locomotive – stay to public access spots.

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