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379 viewsHaving remove "Courageous" from the front. Deltic is pushed by "Princess" onto Stand Road, stopping all the traffic on this busy main road for a few minutes.
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379 viewsFurther back along the line again, the trio cross the swing bridge
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378 viewsBagnalls "Princess" heads back from Stand Road towards the swing bridge.
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377 views"Princess" pulling Deltic back up the line towards Riversway and the reattaching of "Courageous" at the back.
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375 viewsAndrew Barclay 2261/1949 'No. 6.' bunker first and unseen here - Bagnall "Princess." with the first train of the day - the 10.15 freight down towards Strand Rd.
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375 viewsDeltic Prototype on Strand road
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375 viewsDeltic Prototype on Strand road
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374 viewsNewly restored ex Corby Steelworks Hawthorn Leslie 3931/1938 "Linda" heads back along the Riversway back towards Riversway station on the 13.40 service.
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373 viewsThe prototype required a second man - this was his seat and controls looking after the train heating plus other duties. Lower right there is a small hot plate, so no doubt his job was to brew up as well. They couldn`t drink too much - no toilets in this prototype and no stopping on long distances!
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373 viewsFurther back along the line again, the trio cross the swing bridge
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372 views"Princess" pulling Deltic back up the line towards Riversway and the reattaching of "Courageous" at the back.
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371 viewsAnother view of the drivers controls
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368 views"Princess" heads across the swing bridge towards Strand Rd with the 13.40 service.
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365 viewsObjective achieved, and after about a 5 minute chance to take photographs, "Princess is re-attached and DEltic is pulled off the crossing.
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