Museum of Science and Industry’s Great Garratt Gathering

14^th to 16^th August 2009

Celebrating a Century of Garratt locomotives a feast of Garratt’s are present at Liverpool Road Station in Central Manchester, the worlds first ever passenger station. With the only surviving Standard Gauge Garratt in the UK on display, the first Garratt K1 from Dinas shed and the original Gorton shunter in the former of 04-0st 1729.

K1 from FWHR

Beyer Peacock 1729

William Francis from Bressingham

7¼ Beyer Garratt Loco from the NRM

L&Y Ironclad 957

Home Based L&MR Replica Planet

Steam Tram John Bull

Hymek D7076

Model Railways; Bring your own Garratts and run them on the O Gauge

TOURS OF THE SURVIVING PARTS OF GORTON WORKS ON 15^th/16^th AUGUST with a vintage bus leaving the museum at throughout the day.

NB. 71000 Duke of Gloucester will now not visit and Ironclad 957 will instead

Entry: FREE!!

Steam Rides: £1.00

Visit for more: http://www.mosi.org.uk/whats-on/great-garratt-gathering

Getting There:

Sat Nav: M3 4FP

Rail: Deansgate is a five minute walk from MOSI