Re: Today in pictures
From a trip to Haworth and the KWVR on Saturday for a Railway Children Special
Loco 957 was built 1887 by Beyer Peacock & Co Ltd in Manchester for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. In 1923 it became part of the LMS Fleet as 12044, under British Railways it was numbered 52044. It was withdrawn from service in August 1959, it was bought by Tony Cox for £900. It was brought to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway in 1965. Loco 957 is probably best known for its appearance in the 1970 feature film 'The Railway Children' when, in green livery, gained the unofficial name of the 'Green Dragon'.
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