Nidd Valley Light Railway 0-6-0ST No. 'Mitchell'/ 'Illingworth'
Embsay, Yorkshire, UK 		Location: Embsay & Bolton Abbey Steam Railway
Status: Operational
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