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AS the country starts to reopen following a forced shut-down, it is full stead ahead for two historic engines which will be heading through Yorkshire each week between May and September. “Scots Guardsman”, Number 46115, is set to pull both the Dalesman and Pendle Dalesman excursions over the spectacular Settle-Carlisle line, regularly voted one of the greatest railway journeys in the world. And “Galatea”, Number 45699, will haul the Scarborough Spa Express through York to the East Coast seaside resort. Coupled up behind each of the heritage locomotives will be West Coast Railway’s carefully renovated vintage railway carriages which date back to the old British Rail days of the 1950s.
Scots Guardsman No 46115 is pulling both Dalesman and Pendle Dalesman excursions over the spectacular Settle-Carlisle line. And Galatea No 45699 is hauling the Scarborough Spa Express through York to the east-coast seaside resort. Coupled-up behind each of the heritage locomotives are West Coast Railway renovated carriages, dating back to the 1950s, some of which appeared as part of the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter movies. The Dalesman will call at Skipton and Leeds, and the Pendle Dalesman at Clitheroe and Long Preston, before heading along the iconic Settle-Carlisle line. Seventy-two miles long, the route was a triumph of Victorian engineering when it opened in the 19th century – cutting through the northern Pennines and Yorkshire Dales, with 22 viaducts and 14 tunnels.
Harry Potter train coming to North West this spring
Fans of the J K Rowling stories will have a chance to ride on carriages from the Harry Potter train
Sarah Hodgson
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Families can ride on a train made up of carriages featured in the Harry Potter movies (Image: Mirrorpix)
Harry Potter fans can have a taste of what it s like to ride on the Hogwarts Express this spring. Families can take in the scenic views of the Yorkshire Dales as the Pendle Dalesman, made up of carriages featured in the Harry Potter movies, steams into Lancashire.
The heritage steam hauled train will take you on a journey along the Settle and Carlisle line on some of the oldest working carriages which have been lovingly restored.