60007 Sir Nigel Gresley to pass through Watford Junction

The 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley will be in the station at 1.37pm tomorrow (October 23), according to Rail Advent.

Update: 'Wonderful site' as 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley pictured passing through Watford

The 1937 locomotive is due in town on a return route from East Grinstead to Crewe after offering trips for classic train fans on the Bluebell Railway, which is a heritage line in Sussex, at the weekend.

60007 Sir Nigel Gresley at Watford Junction earlier this year. (Image: Chris George) Sir Nigel Gresley is an LNER Class A4 4-6-2 ("Pacific") steam locomotive built to a design of the railway engineer namesake in 1937 at Doncaster Works.

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It holds the post-war speed record for steam locomotives on British Railways and was recently restored to its 1950s-style blue livery.

Sir Nigel Gresley designed some of Britain's most famous locomotives, including the Flying Scotsman and Mallard.

It previously “astounded” Watford Junction visitors in March this year, as it passed through on another journey – between Kings Cross and York.