Famous film locomotive is back to black
LANCASHIRE & Yorkshire Railway 1887-built Class 25 No. 957, more commonly recognised as The Green Dragon from the 1970 film The Railway Children, has been repainted into British Railways’plain black livery as No. 52044.
Since returning to operational condition in July 2021, the Ironclad has worn the fictitious lined green Great Northern & Southern Railway livery as it appeared in the original EMI film, to coincide with the Keighley & Worth Valley’s Railway Children Celebrations that August.
The last time No. 957 wore its BR identity was in 2003, after which it donned the lined L&Y livery until withdrawal in January 2013.
No. 957 was scheduled to make its debut in its latest guise at the March 11-13 KWVR Steam Extravaganza alongside visiting GWR 0-6-0PT No.7714 from the Severn Valley Railway and LMS 4-6-0 No 46100 Royal Scot.