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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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157 views30/07/2011 - In the failing evening twilight, 46115 "Scots Guardsman" leaving Hellifield heading back to York from Carlisle with the 2nd "Waverley" of the season.
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157 views55022 “Royal Scots Grey"
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157 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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157 viewsLMS Black 5 - 44871 banking the first train to Rawtenstall (with 49395 on the front) on Brookbottom Viaduct.
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157 viewsSunday - LNWR 0-6-0 Super D - 49395 heads a servive to towards Townsend Fold and onto Rawtenstall.
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157 viewsHeadboard on the returning CR 828 as it stands at Glyndyfrdwy station
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157 views23/04/2012 -GWR 28XX class 2-8-0 goods No.2802 stands in the shed yard not being used in this Gala.
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157 views23/04/2012 70000 "Britannia" heads along the newly opened stretch of line heading towards Corwen from Carrog.
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157 views29/04/2012 - 70000 "Britannia" waits for duties in the shed loop on Sunday of the last day of the Gala.

In all my years taking pictures at Galas and also lineside have I known such heavy and constant rain throughout the day spoiling what would have been a fantastic last day of a rail gala.

I hope this doesnt put off the "Betton Grange" group from having a SSSIV in a couple of years time !!
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157 views29/04/2012 - BR Std Tank 80072 pilots LNWR Super D - 49395 with a passenger service in heavy driving rain towards Carrog at fishermans crossing.
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157 views"Slough No3" crossing Moor road into the station limits.
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157 views30/07/2012 - Black 5 - 45305 approaching the footcrossing near Barrow heading for Hellifield & Carlisle with "The Mersey Moorlander"
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157 views22/08/2012 - Black 5 - 45305 heads "The Fellsman" captured at the top of the climb out of Blackburn approaching Wilpshire station.
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157 viewsPeckett Industrial saddle tank 1859 "Sir Gomer" returns with the freight train at Shackerstone station
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157 viewsLMS Black 5 - 45379 departing Shackerstone station
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157 views44871 rushes Burrs straight with the freight with the Jinty pushing hard.
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