A LOCOMOTIVE once saved from the scrapheap and restored is ready for the start of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway’s 2019 season.
The City of Wells, a Bulleid Light Pacific, will pull services on the 18-mile stretch between Grosmont and Pickering. The Union of South Africa had been due to open the season last weekend, but was forced to cancel due to piston trouble.
Chris Price, the railway's general manager, said: “Working within the heritage preservation world, situations such as this bring home how fragile these historic locomotives are and the challenges associated with maintaining old equipment. Of course we are disappointed by this but we are also confident that having 34092 City of Wells travelling across the moors will be a fantastic sight to see.”
City of Wells will depart from Grosmont today (April 3) and on April 4, 6 and 7.
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