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Personal blog of Steam Galas & Mainline Steam running from around the North of England. Pictures copyright of Author!!
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296 viewsJinty 47324 (in 47564 guise ) pulls the freight back towards Bury. 44871 attached but out of sight.Jan 20, 2013
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292 viewsJinty 47324 (in 47564 guise ) pushing hard along Burrs straightJan 20, 2013
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300 viewsBlack 5 44871 rushes along Burrs straight with the freightJan 20, 2013
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293 views44871 rushes Burrs straight with the freight with the Jinty pushing hard.Jan 20, 2013
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320 views44871 rushes Burrs straight with the freight with the Jinty pushing hard.Jan 20, 2013
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329 viewsSunday 20/01/2013 = Sundays shoot in very similar conditions to Saturday with 44871 on the freight and the Jinty banking.
One of the later runpasts, as the earlier ones ran in the early morning gloom and came out dark and blurred.
Jan 20, 2013
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333 viewsThe light getting gloomy now and the services running over an hour late. Black 5 45407 backs onto the train at Heywood.
This service was then curtailed arriving back at Bury and I had to wait for the next train 44871 which gave a very spirited run through to Rawtenstall
Jan 19, 2013
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329 viewsHeading into Ramsbottom, guest engine 34046 "Braunton" waits to depart for Rawtenstall.Jan 19, 2013
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330 viewsThe two engines split and run around the train, 44871 heads into a siding whilst 45407 heads for the water column then onto the waiting coachesJan 19, 2013
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329 viewsReturning to the gala on Saturday afternoon to Rawtenstall, I capture Ian Rileys pair of Black 5`s 44871 & 45407 arriving with a very late running service.Jan 19, 2013
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332 viewsLMS Jinty in 47564 guise heads STD Tank 80080 out of Ramsbottom heading for RawtenstallJan 19, 2013
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341 viewsLMS Jinty in 47564 guise heads STD Tank 80080 out of Ramsbottom heading for RawtenstallJan 19, 2013
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310 viewsBlack 5 44871 having run around the train in the sidings loop now waits at Ramsbottom to tow the freight back to BuryJan 19, 2013
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321 viewsBlack 5 44871 having run around the train in the sidings loop now waits at Ramsbottom to tow the freight back to BuryJan 19, 2013
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324 viewsThe first service train from Bury arrives at Ramsbottom. BR Std Tank 80080 pulls into the station.Jan 19, 2013
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320 viewsThe goods now departed into a siding, LMS Jinty 47324 in disguise as 47584 waits at platform 1 in Ramsbottom station.Jan 19, 2013
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