KWVR GALA WELCOMES TWO BIRMINGHAM RCW PIONEERS:
The Keighley & Worth Valley Railway’s September 10-12 gala saw Railfreight grey-liveried Class 26 No. 26007 (D5300) visiting from Barrow Hill, and the first Class 27, blue-liveried, No. 27001 (D5347), from the Bo’ness & Kinneil Railway. The BRCW Type 2 pair were believed to be working together for the first time in preservation (RM Sept. 82). Nos. 27001 and 26007 are seen at Oakworth with the 14.15 Oxenhope to Keighley service on October 10.