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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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LNWR 0-8-0 Super D 49395198 views49395 moves into the station
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LNWR 0-8-0 Super D 49395198 viewsLNWR 0-8-0 - 49395 Super D about to take out the goods on Keighley bank

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LNER Gresley A4 - 60009 "Union of South Africa"198 views26/07/2008 - 60009 "Union of South Africa"and support coach cross Whalley viaduct after taking the Hadrian as far as Hellifield from York to Carlisle & back.

Sat 26-Jul THE HADRIAN - 60009 + support coach too Crewe
Nottingham-Carlisle(OM02) [ews]
60009: York-Durham Tyne Yard-Carlisle-Settle-Hellifield York
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LNER Gresley A4 - 60009 "Union of South Africa"198 views26/07/2008 - 60009 "Union of South Africa"and support coach cross Whalley viaduct after taking the Hadrian as far as Hellifield from york to Carlisle & back.

Footnote to these pictures - I travelled up to Dent head viaduct to capture some shots. It was running early - and as I went around the Ribblehead to Dent Head section, it went through Blea Moor tunnel - evading me !

I thus chased it back to Hellifield for some pictures.
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LMS Stanier 4-6-2 Pacific - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland"198 views10/05/2008 - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" heads south down the WCMl at Fowler Lane, Farington with the returning Flyde Coast Express

Sat 10-May THE FYLDE COAST EXPRESS
Sheffield-Blackpool
46233: Crewe-Blackpool and return
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LMS Stanier Pacific 4-6-2 46233 "Duchess of Sutherland"198 views12/08/2006 - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" heads south down the S & C on its return seen here crossing Denthead Viaduct with a running of the "Dalesman" from Hellifield to Carlisle and back.

Sat 12-Aug THE DALESMAN
Hellifield-Carlisle (WCRC)
46233: Hellifield-Settle-Appleby-Carlisle and return
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LMS Stanier Jubilee 4-6-0 5690 "Leander"198 views29/08/2005 - 5690 "Leander" takes the holidaymakers back to Nuneaton with the "Blackpool Belle" seen passing Flag Lane at Farington.

Mon 29-Aug THE BLACKPOOL BELLE
Nuneaton-Blackpool [wcrc]
45690: Nuneaton-Blackpool-Nuneaton
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198 viewsN7 No.1744 heads the "Elizabethan" dining train seen approaching Woodthorpe.
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198 views08/06/2011 - 60163 "Tornado" rushes south along the WCML at Flag Lane, farington with a ECS to Crewe and Didcot
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198 views23/07/2011 - LMS Black 5 - 45305 drags the load of a "Cumbrian Mountain Express" up Whalley Banks approaching Langho station.
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198 viewsInside the cab of 55002 “The Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry”
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198 views23/04/2012 - GWR Pannier Tank 6430 sandwiched within the autocoaches in Llangollen sheds yard
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198 views29/04/2012 - Coal tank 58926 heads back to Llangollen passing the fishermans crossing with the freight train in heavy driving rain.

At this point I had retreated to my car and spent most of the day at this location only getting out when a train came into sight.
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198 viewsGWR Tank No. 6619 & GNR N7 -1744 paired up with the freight service heading back towards Llangollen
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198 viewsBr Class 5 tank 80002 heading out of Keighley with the 12.00 service to Oxenhope.
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198 viewsFirst service of the day towards Rawtenstall and Black 5 45407 rushes along Burrs Straight running on time.
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