Locomotive steam train set to pass through Milton Keynes

According to railadvent.co.uk, a steam locomotive 45596 Bahamas will be passing through Milton Keynes Central at 11:29am while on its way up to West Yorkshire.

The train, according to the website, is on a 'light engine movement' to the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway after a gala appearance at the Mid Hants Railway.

The gala was a three-day steam train event at the Watercress Line, which is a 19th-century heritage line with steam trains traveling through vintage stations and themed events, on Friday, October 16 until Sunday, October 18.

The Bahamas Locomotive Society has been contacted for comment.

This type of locomotive steam train was constructed in 1934 by the North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow for the London Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS). It was a standard Jubilee Class locomotive, designed by William Stanier, the chief mechanical engineer of the LMS.

In June 1936, the train received the name Bahamas after the islands in the Atlantic Ocean which were part of the British Empire.[