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894 views04/05/63 - a close view of 3442 "The Great Marquess" on "The Dalesman " railtou
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879 viewsOn Shed at Rose Grove
Thankyou and Copyright to Peter Tilley
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827 viewsRunning up hill tender first with a coal train towards Rose Grove from Padiham.
Thankyou and Copyright to Peter Tilley
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817 views22/09/1962 - LMS 2-6-0 "Crab" at Padiham station on a R.C.T.S. Rail tour heading towards Rose Grove
- (Lancashire & N.W. Branch) The Mid Lancs Railtour - 1X23

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792 viewsUnknown Tank Engine, bunker first and coaches on Martholme Viaduct circa 1920
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719 viewsAn unidentified 8F with a coal train comes onto the loop line at Rose Grove heading towards Padiham
Thankyou and Copyright to Peter Tilley
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667 viewspictures of the old railway track being removed. Looks like they were taken from the old Harwood Road railway bridge at Rishton, looking towards Great Harwood
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627 viewspictures of the old railway track being removed. Looks like they were taken from the old Harwood Road railway bridge at Rishton, looking towards Blackburn.
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624 viewspictures of the old railway track being removed. Looks like they were taken from the old Harwood Road railway bridge at Rishton, looking towards Blackburn.
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623 viewsOne of the last steam locomotives returning from Padiham power station. Photo taken by John Marsh in 1967.
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593 viewsWhit Monday - 18/05/1964 - LMS Stanier Black 5 - 44950 approaches Great Harwood Station past the carriage sheds heading for Blackburn and the coast on 1Z12
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587 viewsUnknown Black 5 arrives at Great Harwood station from Rose grove and Padiham with a holiday time excursion to the coast.
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587 viewspictures of the old railway track being removed. Looks like they were taken from the old Harwood Road railway bridge at Rishton, looking towards Great Harwood
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572 viewsA view passing Padiham station. Note the Simonstone power station in the background. Also long gone!

(13/04/2020 -I have had this picture up since i started this website and only just realized it was reversed - so corrected)
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564 viewspictures of the old railway track being removed. Looks like they were taken from the old Harwood Road railway bridge at Rishton, looking towards Great Harwood
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