The Watercress Line will be holding their Autumn Steam Gala from 25-27th October 2013 and it promises to be as good as any before! They have announced three large visitors to the event; A1 Class 60163 Tornado, BR Standard 7MT Class 70000 Britannia and rebuilt West Country Class 34046 Braunton. More details of these locomotives are given below:
Class: BR Standard 7MT class
Region: All
Number: 70000
Name: Britannia
Livery: BR Brunswick Green
Built: 1951, Crewe
Home Base: Mainline Locomotive owned by the Royal Scot Locomotive & General Trust
Class: New-build Peppercorn A1 Pacific
Region: North Eastern
Number: 60163
Name: Tornado
Livery: BR Express Blue
Built: 2008, Darlington
Home Base: Mainline Locomotive owned by the A1 Trust
Class: West Country Class (rebuilt)
Region: Southern
Number: 34046
Name: Braunton
Livery: BR Brunswick Green
Built: 1946, Brighton (rebuilt 1959)
Home Base: West somerset Railway (mainline certified)
For more information on the Gala, please click here.