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BR Std 3 CYL 4-6-2 Pacific - 71000 "Duke of Gloucester" 290 views08/03/2008 - 71000 "Duke of Gloucester" heads north past Leyland trucks approaching Fowler Lane on the Cumbria Coast Express

Sat 09-Feb THE CUMBRIAN COAST EXPRESS
Leeds-Carlisle
71000: Preston-Barrow-Whitehaven-Carlisle-Shap-Preston
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LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Black 5 - 45407 "Lancashire Fusilier"290 views06/04/2008 - Black 5 45407 pilots Br Std 4 - 76079 approaching Rishton station with a running of the Cotton Mills express

Sun 06-Apr THE COTTON MILL EXPRESS
Manchester Victoria-Blackburn (WCRC)
45407+76079: Manchester-Huddersfield-Copy Pit-Blackburn-Bolton-Manchester
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LMS Black 5 - 45407 "Lancashire Fusilier"290 views18/05/2008 - LMS Black 5 - 45407 "Lancashire Fusilier" leaving Darwen for Manchester on a Cotton Mills express

Sun 18-May THE COTTON MILL EXPRESS [Times]
Manchester Victoria-Blackburn (WCRC)
45407: Manchester-Huddersfield -Copy Pit-Blackburn-Bolton-Manchester
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LNER Gresley A4 - 60009 "Union of South Africa"289 views26/07/2008 - 60009 "Union of South Africa"and support coach at Hellifield after taking the Hadrian as far as Hellifield from York to Carlisle & back.

Sat 26-Jul THE HADRIAN
Nottingham-Carlisle(OM02) [ews]
60009: York-Durham Tyne Yard-Carlisle-Settle-Hellifield York
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LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Royal Scot class - 46115 "Scots Guardsman"289 views29/11/2008 - 46115 "Scots Guardsman" on an excursion from Carnforth to Scarborough caught at Long Preston station

Sat 29-Nov Excursion [o-Times]
Carnforth-Scarborough (WCRC)
46115: Carnforth-Scarborough and return
[46115 replaced 30850 due to gauging issues]
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LMS Stanier 4-6-2 Pacific - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland"288 views10/05/2008 - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" heads south down the WCMl at Farington south junction with the returning Flyde Coast Express

Sat 10-May THE FYLDE COAST EXPRESS
Sheffield-Blackpool
46233: Crewe-Blackpool and return
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BR Std 4-6-2 Pacific - 70013 "Oliver Cromwell"288 views27/08/2008 - 70013 "Oliver Cromwell in Profile at Selside on a midweek running of the Dalesman

Wed 27-Aug THE DALESMAN
Hellifield-Carlisle (WCRC)
70013: Hellifield-Settle-Appleby-Carlisle and return
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LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Black 5 - 45407 "Lancashire Fusilier"288 views14/12/2008 - LMS Black 5 - 45407 on the York Yuletide express from Liverpool crossing Gauxholme viaduct approaching Todmorden.

THE YORK YULETIDE EXPRESS
Liverpool Lime St-York 45407: Liverpool-Manchester-Rochdale-Leeds-York and return
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LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Royal Scot class - 46115 "Scots Guardsman"288 views16/08/2008 - 46115 "Scots Guardsman" on the Settle Carlisle Venturer coming off Ribblehead Viaduct.

Sat 16-Aug THE SETTLE-CARLISLE VENTURER
York-Carlisle
46115: Hellifield-Carlisle-Hellifield
[46115 inaugural railtour]
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LMS Stanier 4-6-2 Pacific - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland"287 views24/05/2008 6233"Duchess of Sutherland" heads south at Fowler Lane, Farington with a running of the Citadel

Sat 24-May THE CITADEL EXPRESS [Times]
Gloucester-Carlisle
46233: Crewe-Shap-Carlisle and return
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LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Black 5 - 45407 "Lancashire Fusilier"287 views18/05/2008 - 45407 heads out of Darwen with a running of the Cotton Mills Express

Sun 18-May THE COTTON MILL EXPRESS
Manchester Victoria-Blackburn (WCRC)
45407: Manchester-Huddersfield -Copy Pit-Blackburn-Bolton-Manchester
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Br Std 4 2-6-0 - 76079287 views13/12/2008 - BR Std 4 76079 as 76001 on the "Cotton Mills express" at Copy Pit

Sat 13-Dec THE COTTON MILL EXPRESS
Manchester Victoria-Blackburn
76079: Manchester-Huddersfield-Copy Pit-Blackburn-Bolton-Manchester
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LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Jubilee 45690 "Leander"286 views21/07/2008 - Jubilee 5690 "Leander" stops off at Hellifield goods loop for a watering stop on the way to York with matching empty coaching stock for the Scarborough Spa Expresses

22-24 Jul THE SCARBOROUGH SPA EXPRESS - ECS MOVE
York-Scarborough (WCRC) [wcrc]
45690: York-Knaresborough -Harrogate-Leeds-York-Scarborough and return
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LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Black 5 - 45407 "Lancashire Fusilier"286 views26/07/2008 - Black 5 - 45407 works its way from Todmorden towards Copy Pit - seen here passing into Portsmouth from the top of the surrounding hillside on a running of the Cotton mills express

Sat 26-Jul THE COTTON MILL EXPRESS
Manchester Victoria-Blackburn (WCRC)
45407: Manchester-Huddersfield-Copy Pit-Blackburn-Bolton-Manchester
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LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Jubilee 45690 "Leander"285 views17/08/2008 Jubilee 5690 "Leander" on the Dalesman approaching Helwith Bridge

Sun 17-Aug THE DALESMAN
Hellifield-Carlisle (WCRC)
45690 Hellifield-Settle-Appleby-Carlisle and return
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LMS Stanier Princess class Pacific 4-6-2 - 6201285 views23/08/2008 - 46201 "Princess Elizabeth" on the "Cumbrian Mountain Express passing Selside on the S & C

Sat 23-Aug THE CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS [Times]
Liverpool-Carlisle(OM03) [ews]
46201: Liverpool-Shap Settle-Carlisle-Settle Shap-Liverpool
[Reversed itinerary now out via Settle, back via Shap]
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