Athree-day weekend of steam for its October 14-16 autumn gala saw another preservation first – with no less than five Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway locomotives present, as well as the London North Western Railway Webb 0-6-2T Coal Tank No. 1054 capping off the centenary year in style.
The National Trust-owned No. 1054 has remained on the ELR since returning to steam earlier this year, making its postoverhaul passenger-hauling debut at the June gala, and it is the sole-surviving operational LNWR locomotive.
Representing the L&YR company again
