The Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway is returning Gasworks No2 to Yorkshire, where it worked for several decades, for the first time in over 80 years.

Gasworks No. 2 is a diminutive locomotive, built in 1911, for industrial use in nearby Keighley. It left Yorkshire for munitions work in Scotland at the height of the Second World War in 1940 before eventually being preserved at the Tanfield Railway near Newcastle. Returned to steam in 2013, the engine has proved to be a reliable performer at its home railway.

Embsay & Bolton Abbey Railway Chairman Rob Shaw said “We are thrilled that No. 2 is visiting us for a few weeks in June. We exist as an educational charity and, by returning this historic locomotive to our part of the world for the first time in over 80 years, we deliver on this mandate”.

Gasworks No. 2 was transported from its home in the North East down the A1 on a low-loader complete with its own tracks to allow a “roll-on, roll-off” transfer from one iconic heritage line to our own – always a nerve wracking operation for the engineers and volunteers.

A final set of checks from the dedicated team of volunteers whose hard work helps keep these vintage trains running.

Next stop – Bolton Abbey!

The eagle eyed may have spotted an odd platform sign in the video.

Embsay station recently doubled up for Luddendenfoot station for the filming of a new biopic about Emily Brontë. Branwell Brontë, Emily’s Brother worked at the station as ‘clerk in charge’ in the mid 1800’s.

During the engine’s time at the line, it is expected to primarily operate on the line’s stately set of carriages, dating from the late 1800s and early 1900s, making visits to the line even more special during this period.

Tickets for Gasworks No2 trips throughout June can be booked now by visiting www.embsayboltonabbeyrailway.org.uk.