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A Christmas day out with Les Ross

Join 91福利社 WM presenters Les Ross and Ed Doolan on a special Christmas day out, on board the Les Ross locomotive and help raise funds for the 91福利社 WM Kidney Kids appeal.

The Les Ross locomotive

The Les Ross locomotive

On Saturday 20th December 2008, 91福利社 WM presenter Les Ross is taking over 260 passengers on a very special Christmas train journey day out and all money raised will go to the 91福利社 WM Kidney Kids Appeal.

Father Christmas will be on board

The special train will be hauled by electric locomotive 86259 "Les Ross" and will start from Birmingham New Street and journey to Manchester.

A day out with Father Christmas

Les Ross will be joined on board by Ed Doolan and Father Christmas for a festive family fun day out. Visits to a German market and Christmas craft stalls will be amongst many attractions on the day.

German market

German market

The 'Les Ross' locomotive

The 91福利社 WM presenter bought the 'Les Ross' engine at its scrap value when it was put into storage. Les and an expert team at Tyseley Locomotive Works in Birmingham restored the engine.听

In 2002, Virgin trains named the electric engine 'Les Ross'.

The Les Ross locomotive

The Les Ross locomotive

91福利社 WM Kidney Kids Appeal

On 14th July 2008 91福利社 WM embarked on a year long campaign called the 'Kidney Kids Appeal' to help make a big difference to the lives of children receiving kidney treatment at Birmingham Children鈥檚 Hospital.

The appeal hopes to raise funds for a new kidney unit. So far over 拢220,000 has been raised.

91福利社 WM Kidney Kids Appeal

91福利社 WM Kidney Kids Appeal

The appeal is the biggest campaign the station has run and hopes to raise 拢1.5 million for a new kidney unit at one of the world's leading children鈥檚 hospitals

Read more about the Kidney Kids Appeal

Tickets and information

Ticket prices for the special Les Ross Christmas day trip vary and can include breakfast on board and Christmas dinner for the return journey!

For more information and to buy your tickets visit the Vintage Trains website or call 0121 708 4960 (9.30am - 4.30pm Mon-Fri)

last updated: 05/11/2008 at 21:49
created: 30/10/2008

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