Loco 957 Green Dragon at Keighley Station

[Ryewolf]

Loco 957 was built 1887 by Beyer Peacock & Co Ltd in Manchester for the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. In 1923 it became part of the LMS Fleet as 12044, under British Railways it was numbered 52044. It was withdrawn from service in August 1959, it was bought by Tony Cox for £900. It was brought to the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway in 1965. Loco 957 is probably best known for its appearance in the 1970 feature film 'The Railway Children' when, in green livery, gained the unofficial name of the 'Green Dragon'.

And a short video

 

[Clicker]

I've never seen a train in that colour  before  Rye ...was it that tone of green in the  film , " The Railway Children" ? It looks  tiny compared to most  steam engines doesn't it 

[Ryewolf]

21 minutes ago, Clicker said:

I've never seen a train in that colour  before  Rye ...was it that tone of green in the  film , " The Railway Children" ? It looks  tiny compared to most  steam engines doesn't it

No, it's a very unusual colour, I don't think it was that bright of green in the film and in the film it was in a fictitious Great Northern & Southern Railway livery. This particular type of loco was used for moving freight and passenger carriages around the yards. The famous one that they flagged down using their red petticoats is in the museum at Oxenhope and unlikely to ever run in steam again.

I did find the clip on Youtube:

This year they have been filming The Railway Children Return, due out in 2022 with Jenny Agguter

[Craig]

Oh look a green Thomas!
Fantastic photos Rye!! 
Craig

[Ryewolf]

Thanks Craig