THE FURNESS RAILWAY TRUST

Current Location:

FR Number 20 is at Locomotion, the National Railway Museum at Shildon in County Durham where it is operational locomotive in residence at this prestigious site.

Next Planned Steaming:

As Operational locomotive in residence, FR 20 is regularly used to haul passenger trains on the 2/3 mile running line at Locomotion.

Planned steaming dates are as follows - but please note that these are subject to change and you should check with Locomotion to ensure the locomotive will indeed be in action before you travel:

March 20th and 21st;

April 4th and 5th

May 2nd and 3rd

Forthcoming Events:

FR No. 2o is due to leave Locomotion temporarily in May 2010.

First stop is the Great Central Railway for the "Golden Oldies" event - appearing alongside replicas of even older engines - the NRM's replica of Stephenson's "Rocket" and the Manchester Museum of Science and Industry's "Planet".FR20 is planned to be in steam at the GCR on May 29th, 30th and 31st.

After Loughborough, FR20 moves to Beamish in County Durham for the months of June and July where it will be reunited with the FRT's Great Eastern Railway Royal Saloon once this celebrity coach's overhaul is complete. Steaming dates at Beamish have yet to be announced.

Then FR20 makes the long journey south to star at the Bluebell Railway's 50th birthday party in August. The Bluebell is Britain's oldest standard gauge heritage railway, and the loco crew volunteers there voted FR 20 their number one choice for visiting engine for the party!

Following the Bluebell Gala, FR20 is due to return north to complete the year back at Locomotion.

Note that whilst FR20 is at Locomotion, it is available for driver experience coureses - please contact Locomotion for more details.

Do you fancy hiring Furness Railway Number 20 for a special train?

Whether its a photographic charter, or a chance for an exclusive ride behind the oldest working standard gauge steam locomotive in the country, the Furness Railway Trust would like to hear from you! There are a number of ways you can contact us to discuss this!