The East Lancashire Railway has announced that they will be welcoming Furness Railway No. 20 back to the railway this Autumn.

Furness Railway No. 20 visits thanks to the Furness Railway Trust.

No. 20 will be visiting for two events, firstly, the railway’s Rail 200 Gala, which will celebrate the history of the ELR. This event will take place on the 12th and 13th September.

The locomotive will then stay around until October, then it will star at the railway’s Autumn Steam Gala, joining an unannounced guest loco and already announced Ivatt No. 46441.

It is planned that the locomotive will run at the gala with two vintage coaches this time round.

The Autumn Steam Gala takes place between the 17th and 19th October 2025.