SteamingNorth.com ... (Click on a picture to open that album and then on a picture to enlarge it...........Pictures copyright of Author

Personal blog of Steam Galas & Mainline Steam running from around the North of England. Pictures copyright of Author!!
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269 views60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley" at HawickSep 28, 2011
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222 views60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley" at Hawick on the Waverley route
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204 viewsSkirting Hardy's hill and dropping down the 1/75 gradient into Hawick Station about 1 mile awaySep 28, 2011
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373 viewsThis going over Slitrig Viaduct or the six arched brig as some folk called it. Lynwood houses were on the left hidden by the train in the valley.Sep 28, 2011
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346 viewsApproaching Hawick having just passed under the Flex bridge and round the corner was the six arch viaduct that once spanned the River Slitrig at Lynwood housing estate on the edge of Hawick
Sep 28, 2011
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185 viewsHeading over Laidlehope Culvert,between Riccarton & Whitrope.
Sep 28, 2011
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249 viewsRiccarton JunctionSep 28, 2011
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256 viewsApproaching Riccarton Junction with Arnton Fell on the left hand side
Sep 28, 2011
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226 viewsBetween Steel Rd & Riccarton
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266 viewsSteele Road

Sep 28, 2011
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283 viewsCrossing the border into Scotland

Sep 28, 2011
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1772 views60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley" - leaving Carlisle - I can remember the train being given the wrong

route and having to back up to the Waverley route junction.

Sep 28, 2011
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415 views46256 "Sir William Stanier FRS" comes off at Carlisle.

Incidently - the trip home would be its last run.
It went into store on its return, only to be scrapped

Sep 28, 2011
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389 views60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley" backs onto the excursion at Carlisle

Sep 28, 2011
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154 viewsHeading out, Mathew Murray returned crossing Moor Road with the goods train passing a parked morris 1000 carSep 18, 2011
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145 viewsA view of the station from the museum entrance during the heavy rain storm

At this point, being damp & wet I decided to call it a day and head home
Sep 18, 2011
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