SIDELINES

Scotsman’s duties

NO. 60103 Flying Scotsman is to be on public display at Locomotion Shildon until August 17. The A3 will be positioned outside the main visitor hall between 10.30 and 16.00 daily. A free ticket available at www.locomotion. org.uk is required for all Scotsman activities. After hauling The Railway Touring Company’s York-Carlisle ‘The Waverley’ on August 22, the 4-6-2 is due to run at the East Lancs Railway on August 29/30, plus September 3-5. See eastlancsrailway.org.uk or call 0333 320 2830 for details.

Darlington tours

THE A1 Steam Locomotive Trust has reopened its Darlington Locomotive Works to the public on the first and third Saturday of each month. All visits must be prebooked online at www.a1steam.com or by calling 01325 460163. Tours depart every 30 minutes – the first being at 11.00 and the last at 15.00. To comply with Covid-19 guidance, each slot is 55 minutes long.

Volunteer guide

THE Avon Valley Railway has launched a new ‘Guide to Volunteering’ which provides an overview for all would-be volunteers. It can be downloaded at www. avonvalleyrailway.org – while printed booklets, produced thanks to funding from the Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage, are available at Bitton station.

Keighley connection

THE Bahamas Locomotive Society (BLS) welcomed the grandchildren of Captain

Sir Tom Moore on a visit to Keighley on July 5. Captain Sir Tom’s family were in Keighley to visit the town where he was born and to scatter his ashes over the grave of his father at Riddlesden Cemetery. The grandchildren had asked to visit both Ingrow Loco and the Vintage Carriages Trust Museum at Ingrow following the ceremony.

Carriages undercover

THE North Yorkshire Moors Railway has completed its £4 million carriage stable, one of the key projects in its £10 million Yorkshire’s Magnificent Journey appeal. Featuring a cantilevered roof, the five-track shed can accommodate up to 40 coaches – and for the first time enable servicing and cleaning tasks to be done undercover.