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307 viewsLMS Jinty in 47564 guise heads STD Tank 80080 out of Ramsbottom heading for Rawtenstall
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295 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
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293 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.
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292 viewsLMS Jinty in 47564 guise heads STD Tank 80080 out of Ramsbottom heading for Rawtenstall
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292 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.
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292 viewsHeading into Ramsbottom, guest engine 34046 "Braunton" waits to depart for Rawtenstall.
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291 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 coaches
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290 viewsSaturday 19/01/2015 Black 5 44871 stands at Ramsbottom station with the first running at the steam gala, the Early freight photoshoot runpast at Burrs
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289 viewsSaturday 19/01/2015 Black 5 44871 stands at Ramsbottom station after traveling from Burrs country park where it was involed with the goods runpast photoshoot with Jinty 37324 acting as a banker.
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289 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 station
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287 viewsThe first service train from Bury arrives at Ramsbottom. BR Std Tank 80080 pulls into the station.
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285 viewsThe goods now departed into a siding, LMS Jinty 47324 in disguise as 47584 waits at platform 1 in Ramsbottom station.
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284 viewsLMS Jinty 47324 in disguise as 47584 being used as a banker on the phootshoot. Here on the back of the train at Ramsbottom station
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283 viewsBlack 5 44871 having run around the train in the sidings loop now waits at Ramsbottom to tow the freight back to Bury
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278 views44871 rushes Burrs straight with the freight with the Jinty pushing hard.
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278 viewsGuest Engine SR 4-6-2 34046 Braunton and train storm along Burrs straight heading for Ramsbottom
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