Brian Craven, South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society deputy chairman, shovels coal into "Barber's" firebox - Date? Photographer?

Next weekend, the South Tynedale railway will be celebrating the debut of the iconic steam locomotive Barber, which will return to steam at a gala event from 2-5 May 2015.
 
This will be a unique opportunity to experience "Barber" hauling passengers for the first time in its history and the locomotive's first time in use since 1949.
 
The locomotive will be commissioned into service on Saturday by the mayor and mayoress of the borough of Harrogate, in recognition of the locomotive's history there.
 
Other honoured guests will include Lord and Lady Inglewood and parish and district councillors.
 
The celebrations will include a brass band on Saturday and jazz bands on Sunday and the bank holiday Monday, a book signing by local railway historian Dr. Tom Bell, refreshments from the station's Buffer Stop Cafe, and outdoor catering including wood-fire cooked pizzas.
 
Children can enter a "colour in Barber" competition and everybody can ride behind it along the beautiful South Tyne Valley.
 
A special timetable will be in place for trains on Saturday, with the standard timetable running on 3 to 5 May 2018.
 
The South Tynedale Railway Preservation Society is delighted to see the coming to fruition of a 12 year project which began when "Barber's" care was entrusted to them by the Narrow Gauge Railway Society.
 
A major appeal was launched to fund its restoration, and although there is still money to raise to meet costs, the locomotive has been delivered, fully restored by Alan Keef, of Ross on Wye.
 
The locomotive was made by Thomas Green & Sons of Leeds, for Harrogate Gas Works, where it operated from 1908 until 1949.
 
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