Sleeping Donkeys - Low Mill Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire
Following the outbreak of Covid-19 in the UK in March 2020 and the curtailment of passenger services Northern withdrew the entire 23 unit strong Class 144 fleet by mid April 2020 despite having received a dispensation which would have allowed them to operate on certain routes until the end of August 2020. Of the 23 units 18 found their way to the Keighley &Worth Valley Railway where they were placed into storage. In early June 2020 some of the units were run on the Aire Valley line to keep them in operational condition should they be required back in service. In the end this was not meant to be and Covid-19 saw the end of the Class 144.
Sleeping Donkeys - Low Mill Lane, Keighley, West Yorkshire
Following the outbreak of Covid-19 in the UK in March 2020 and the curtailment of passenger services Northern withdrew the entire 23 unit strong Class 144 fleet by mid April 2020 despite having received a dispensation which would have allowed them to operate on certain routes until the end of August 2020. Of the 23 units 18 found their way to the Keighley &Worth Valley Railway where they were placed into storage. In early June 2020 some of the units were run on the Aire Valley line to keep them in operational condition should they be required back in service. In the end this was not meant to be and Covid-19 saw the end of the Class 144.