Nidd Valley Light Railway 0-6-0ST No. 'Mitchell'/ 'Illingworth'
Bury, Lancashire, UK 		Location: East Lancashire Railway
Status: Operational
Posted: Sep 8, 2026 @ 14:09:43 by Russell Newman
The ex Nidd Valley Light Railway Hudswell Clarke built 0-6-0ST Works No. 1208 "Mitchell"/"Illingworth ("Nightingale"/"Seacole"), has now relocated to its new home at the East Lancashire Railway at Bury in Lancashire. The locomotive will have some repairs carried out and will hopefully done in time to take part in their Autumn Steam Gala from the 16th to 18th of October 2026.
Posted: Oct 8, 2025 @ 11:10:04 by Russell Newman
The ex Nidd Valley Light Railway Hudswell Clarke built 0-6-0ST Works No. 1208 "Mitchell"/"Illingworth ("Nightingale"/"Seacole"), is going on a hired visit to the Mid Suffolk Light Railway from October 2025 until Easter 2026.
Posted: Feb 28, 2025 @ 12:02:41 by Russell Newman
The ex Nidd Valley Light Railway Hudswell Clarke built 0-6-0ST Works No. 1208 "Mitchell"/"Illingworth ("Nightingale"/"Seacole"), is going on loan to the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway (Blaenavon’s Heritage Railway) for their 2025 running season from late March 2025 and will remain a resident at the railway until their Annual Steam Gala in September 2025.
Posted: Oct 28, 2023 @ 10:10:43 by Russell Newman
After being on loan to the North Tyneside Steam Railway for a year, the ex Nidd Valley Light Railway Hudswell Clarke built 0-6-0ST Works No. 1208 "Mitchell"/"Illingworth ("Nightingale"/"Seacole") has returned home to the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway in time for the late Autumn and Christmas season ahead.
Posted: Sep 20, 2022 @ 10:09:44 by Russell Newman
The ex Nidd Valley Light Railway Hudswell Clarke built 0-6-0ST No. 1208 "Mitchell"/"Illingworth" ("Nightingale"/"Seacole") has gone on loan to the North Tyneside Steam Railway for the remainer of 2022 where she will stay until January 2023.
Posted: May 14, 2022 @ 10:05:33 by Russell Newman
The ex Nidd Valley Light Railway Hudswell Clarke built 0-6-0ST No. 1208 "Mitchell"/ "Illingworth" has been renamed "Nightingale" and "Seacole" which it now carries on both sides of its saddle tank in onner of the famous nures Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole.
Posted: Jul 16, 2019 @ 14:07:22 by Russell Newman
The ex Nidd Valley Light Railway Hudswell Clarke built 0-6-0ST No. 1208 "Mitchell"/ "Illingworth" will visit the Pontypool & Blaenavon Railway as part of a line up for their Steam Gala marking the 150th anniversary of Leeds built locomotives from the 13th to 15th of September 2019.
Posted: Feb 2, 2018 @ 14:02:08 by Russell Newman
Former Nidd Valley Light Railway Hudswell Clarke built 0-6-0ST "Illingworth" will be visiting the Mid Suffolk Light Railway this summer from June till September.
Posted: May 15, 2017 @ 12:05:11 by Russell Newman
After a very long restoration work the former Nidd Valley Light Railway Hudswell Clarke built 0-6-0ST "Illingworth" will be making its debut back in steam at the Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway s Branch Line weekend on the 27th, 28th & 29th May 2017.
Posted: Feb 13, 2010 @ 14:02:35 by
chassis re wheeled and motion being put back in boiler nearly complete