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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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350 viewsBlack 5 44871 rushes along Burrs straight with the freightJan 20, 2013
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344 views44871 rushes Burrs straight with the freight with the Jinty pushing hard.Jan 20, 2013
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377 views44871 rushes Burrs straight with the freight with the Jinty pushing hard.Jan 20, 2013
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386 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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384 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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377 viewsHeading into Ramsbottom, guest engine 34046 "Braunton" waits to depart for Rawtenstall.Jan 19, 2013
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386 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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383 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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388 viewsLMS Jinty in 47564 guise heads STD Tank 80080 out of Ramsbottom heading for RawtenstallJan 19, 2013
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393 viewsLMS Jinty in 47564 guise heads STD Tank 80080 out of Ramsbottom heading for RawtenstallJan 19, 2013
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367 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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378 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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377 viewsThe first service train from Bury arrives at Ramsbottom. BR Std Tank 80080 pulls into the station.Jan 19, 2013
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373 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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383 viewsLMS Jinty 47324 in disguise as 47584 being used as a banker on the phootshoot. Here on the back of the train in profile at Ramsbottom stationJan 19, 2013
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372 viewsLMS Jinty 47324 in disguise as 47584 being used as a banker on the phootshoot. Here on the back of the train at Ramsbottom stationJan 19, 2013
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