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Personal blog of Steam Galas & Mainline Steam running from around the North of England. Pictures copyright of Author!!
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215 views"Rocket" heads out of Loughborough at Charnwood park heading for Quorn.
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215 views"Planet" struts the line heading for Loughborough taking passengers in the opposite direction to "Rocket" approaching Woodthorpe bridge with the usual hourly service,
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215 views20/08/2011 - LMS Black 5 - 45305 is used again on the returning "Cumbrian Mountain Express" captured at Billington footcrossing on the start of the accent of Whalley Banks heading towards Blackburn
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215 viewsAt this point mid afternoon, it went very gloomy as Matthew Murray sets off across Moor Rd for Balm Road.

I decided to follow on foot for some pictures but the heavens opened and I returned quickly without pictures getting soaking wet.
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215 views34007 "Wadebridge" on the 15.00 service from Loughborough rushing under Woodthorpe bridge captured across the winter cabbages
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215 views55019 “Royal Highland Fusilier” now departing Ramsbottom station
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215 viewsThe evening photoshoot at Buckley wells with Black 5 -45231, Std tank 80080 & Super D 49395
Taken under the yard arc lights, 45231 & 80080 in the dark
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215 viewsSuper D 49395 joins the line up of three engines in the dark.
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215 views22/01/2012 -SR No.850 4-6-0 "Lord Nelson" waits in Ramsbottom station with the 13.24 Bury shuttle
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215 viewsGWR Tank No. 6619 & GNR N7 -1744 paired up with a service heading for Carrog pass fishermans crossing.
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215 views29/04/2012 - GWR Tank No. 6619 & GNR N7 -1744 return towards Llangollen heading to join the cavelcade after dropping off the coaches at Carrog.
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215 views02/06/2012 - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" passes by pulling out of Hellifield station towards Carlisle with a running of "The Hadrian"

All other pictures of it leaving were spoiled by the engine driver having the steam cocks open the full length of the goods yard and they just shows a mass of steam.
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215 viewswork being carried out on LNER Y 1 sentinal engine 68153
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215 viewsSteam Elephant in the station sidings on loan from Beamish museum.
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215 views GWR 2-6-2 tank waits at Shackerstone station to take out the first service of the day.
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