Furness Railway No. 20, the oldest working standard gauge steam locomotive in the UK, is Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon as the operating locomotive in residence.
No. 20 first visited the County Durham museum for its steam gala in 2008. The locomotive spent all of 2009 there (apart from a brief stint at the NRM's headquarters in York) seeing regular use on the 2/3 mile running line at the museum.
Click here for the latest planned steaming dates, though note that these are subject to change.
FR 20 is also lined up to visit the Beamish museum in County Durham in 2010 - and be the star turn at the steam gala when the Bluebell Railway - Britiain's oldest standard gauge heritage line - celebrates its first half century.
For
the first time since its restoration, you can get your hand
on the regulator of the oldest working steam locomotive in the country - contact
Locomotion and sign up for the driver experience courses!
Locomotion Curator Anthony Coulls said "we hope that many will come and see it and ride behind it whilst it is here, it is a throwback to one of the most exciting periods of railway history."
Tim Owen, Chairman of the Furness Railway Trust, said "The FRT is honoured to have our flagship locomotive invited once again to part of the National Railway Museum."
The engine is seen (top) outside the main museum building, and (right) at the old Shildon goods shed hauling one of the regular trains on the demonstration line within the museum complex.
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