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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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LMS 8F - 2-8-0 - 48624 495 viewsLMS 8F - 2-8-0 - 48624 running past Woodthorpe with the windcutter mineral wagons on 9S20 - 12:30 to Swithland sidings.
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GWR 2-6-2 Prair1e Tank 5199495 views04/03/2017 - GWR Prairie Tank - 5199 heads along Berwyn bank towards the tunnel on the 12:55 from Llangollen
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LMS 4-6-0 MT "Black 5" - 45212 495 views05/03/2017 - LMS Black 5 - 45212 pilots LNER B1 - 61264 out of Mytholmroyd tunnel on the 14.35 service from Howarth in the pouring rain
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LNER A3 Pacific - 60103 "Flying Scotsman"495 views6/05/2023 - The clouds had arrived for the next run - LNER A3 Class - 60103 "Flying Scotsman" on the late 12.10 service out of Keighley at Top Field head leaving Haworth heading for Oxenhope on the K&WVR. (half empty white ballast bag removed with photoshop)
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494 views"Bellerophon" & 0-4-0 Beyer Peacock ST working hard with the full rake of empties
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494 viewsMonday 23/04/2012 - In Carrog goods yard, a small stretch of narrow gauge line had been laid - here "Dolgoch" waits, giving cab rides, standing bext to "Palmerston"- not being used on this day.
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494 viewsSteam elephant waits for duties in the sidings giving £5 steam driver experiance rides
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494 viewsThe sun slightly higher on the next run past illuminates the exhaust and engine as it works hard along Burrs straight.
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SR Battle of Britain class 4-6-2 - 34053 "Sir Keith Park", GWR 2-6-0 - 7822 Foxcote Manor494 viewsThe two guest engines storm the line. 7822 "Foxcote Manor" pilots 34053 "Sir Keith Park" up to Oxenhope with the late 11:35 service from Keighley
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BR Class 2 2-6-0 - 78018494 viewsNewly restored BR Class 2 2-6-0 - 78018 at Woodthorpe on 2C26 - 13:30 service to Quorn & Woodbridge station.
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LNER Gresley K4 - 2-6-0 - 61994 -"The Great Marquess"494 views04/05/63 - 3442 (61994) "The Great Marquess" on a RCTS tour heads towards Great Harwood between Mill Lane & Whalley road on "The Dalesman" Railtour
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LNER Peppercorn A2 - 60532 "Blue Peter" 494 viewsLNER Peppercorn A2 - 60532 "Blue Peter" on a test run from Crewe to Preston and return.
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493 viewsOriginal 4-4-0 oil fired Tender Engine Built by H W Garratt
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493 viewsThe returning Black 5 - 45231 "Sherwood Forester" now tender first pulls out of Ramsbottom alone with the planned 12.46 from Rawtenstall.
nb 71000 was the planned engine on this service and 45231 as pilot.
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493 views02/03/2013 - 70000 "Britannia" at Selside on the Settle & Carlisle Railway with "The Cumbrian Guardsman"
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Black 5 45407493 views24/01/2015- Black 5 - 45407 on the "Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express" pictured at Ais Gill

This running was originally planned for Jubilees - Galatea & Leander, which soon changed to Black 5 45407 & Leander.
Leander failed with a leaking washout plug, the day before the tour and it was left to 45407 to pull the load with a class 47 helping on the back, if required. It wasnt needed approaching the summit of the S & C at Ais Gill !!
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