The visit is expected to span the remainder of 2008.
Prairie Tank 5199 running on the Llangollen Railway, 8th April 2008 (Martyn Tattam)
No. 5199, built at Swindon in 1934, spent much of its working life in the Birmingham area, mainly on local passenger trains. After withdrawal and 22 years in Woodham's scrapyard at Barry, No.5199 moved to Toddington in 1985, and on to Llangollen in 1988 where restoration progressed steadily (with some work done at Long Marsden) leading to its return to steam in February 2003. The locomotive has since been a regular performer at Llangollen. In late 2007 the wheels required re-tyring, which has been undertaken at the South Devon Railway.
The photo on the right, from John Sandys, shows the loco as arrived on its low loader, at Sheffield Park on Friday 25th April 2008. He has more photos here.
The photos below show it on Bluebell metals, from Andrew Strongitharm (25th April 2008) and Derek Hayward (26th April 2008).
Photos © Copyright Martyn Tattam, John Sandys, Andrew Strongitharm and Derek Hayward