Steam locomotive to visit Chester this Saturday

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Steam locomotive to visit Chester this Saturday

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LMS Black 5 No. 44871 on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
Credit: RailAdvent

The Christmas Cheshireman is running this Saturday, 23rd November, and will be hauled by LMS Black 5 No. 44871.

Departing at 06:51, the train will pass through Watford Junction (07:18), Central (08:03), (08:33), (09:26), Nuneaton (10:40), (11:28), Crewe (11:56) and Chester at 12:59.

After time in Chester, 44871 will depart at 15:18 and will pass through Crewe (15:45), Stafford (16:53), Nuneaton (17:39) and Rugby at 18:02, where diesel traction replaces steam.

The train will head back to the capital via Northampton (19:21), Milton Keynes Central (19:44), Watford Junction (20:26) and London Euston at 20:48.

Would you like to know if the train 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 the train, why not sign up to LocoStop. This is our free-to-join railway community, and allows you to share your photos from your adventures! Click here to share your railway pictures.

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

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