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‘Fab Four’ gala tickets now on sale

    Adult advance tickets are £17 (Fri/Sun) or £19 (Saturday) depending on the day chosen, with family tickets at £41 or £45.
    The tickets are only available online from The Ticket Factory (www.theticketfactory.com) or by calling them on 0844 581 4939. Barrow Hill are not selling any advance tickets, but tickets will be available on the day at £19 adult (Fri/Sun) or £21 for Saturday. A £1 admin fee applies to all advance bookings via The Ticket Factory.
    If advance tickets reach pre-determined levels, then on the day gate admission may be restricted or even withdrawn. For full details, click here for a PDF flyer for the event.
   The gala will feature A1 No. 60163 Tornado, A2 No. 60532 Blue Peter, A3 No. 4472 Flying Scotsman in wartime black, and A4 No. 60019 Bittern in its current guise of No. 4492 Dominion of New Zealand. Never before in the history of railway preservation has such a prestigious line-up of steam locomotives come together before, and they will be joined by a number of other locos, including a B1 4-6-0 No. 61264, former GCR 4-4-0 No. 506 Butler-Henderson
N2 No. 0-6-2T No. 1744, J72 0-6-0T No. 69023 Joem, J17 No. 8217, Midland Railway half-cab No. 1708, Y7 0-4-0T No. 1310, ‘Black Five’ No. 45110, Peckett No. 2000 and Hawthorn Leslie 0-4-0ST Henry.
    The original ‘Old Gentleman’s saloon’ from 1970 film ‘The Railway Children’ (a North Eastern Railway Director's Saloon) will also be on display. Some of Barrow Hill’s diesel sheds will be open for visitors too.
   The event will see a number of locos working on shuttle trains, lined up in the shed yard or turned on the depot’s working turntable inside the Victorian roundhouse – the only working roundhouse in the country.
   There will be a many trade stands selling books, models, railwayana and railway-related gifts, and well as a range of food and drink stalls.
   The ‘Fab Four’ gala is being supported by The Railway Magazine, and the editorial team will be present at various times during the weekend, so come and say ‘Hello’, and while you are there, grab one of the subscription bargains that will be on offer for the event.
   The RM is also holding a competition for four VIP tickets for the event – see the March issue for details, which will also contain exclusive news about the event. It’s on sale on February 1.
 

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(Updated 30 January 2012)