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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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L & Y 0-6-0 Class 25 "Ironclad"- 957,BR Std Class 4MT 2-6-4 Tank - 80002318 viewsL & Y 957 & 80002 leave Howarth for Keighley

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318 views15/03/08 - BR Std 4 76079 has picked up 6201 "Princess Elizabeth" at Preston and heads down the WCML at Flag lane, Lostock Hall with a re-routed "Cotton Mills Express"

Sat 15-Mar THE COTTON MILL EXPRESS [wcrc]
76079: Manchester-Huddersfield-Copy Pit-Blackburn-Bolton-Manchester
Manchester-Bolton-Blackburn-Helllifield-Carnforth-Preston
76079+46201 Preston-Bolton-Manchester
[Rerouted due to line closure at Elland, now doubleheaded back from Preston]
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LMS Stanier 2-8-0 8F - 48151318 views11/03/2006 - An excursion advertised as "The Big Day Out" hauled by LMS 8F - 48151 from Carnforth to Chester via Hellifield and sporting a "The Green Express" headboard is captured approaching the footcrossing at Billington on the start of the climb up Whalley Banks.

Sat 11-Mar The Big Day Out
Carnforth-Chester (WCRC) [wcrc]
48151: Carnforth-Hellifield-Frodsham-Chester -Frodsham-Hellifield-Carnforth

[48151 failed at Blackburn on return]
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318 viewsLNER N7 - 1744 heads towards Quorn approacing Woodthorpe bridge.
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318 views29/04/2012 - CR 0-6-0 No.828 pulls back a train from Carrog captured at Fishermans crossing in heavy rain.

I decided to spent the rest of the day at this location, the weather being so back. I had at least a decent view of the line

About 20 minutes spent near the trackside behind a fishing brolley with the rain driving nearly horizontal was all I was perpared to do and thus I retreated to my parked car overlooking the area which was parked on the roadside verge.
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318 views47324 shoving hard as the pair head of to Ramsbottom
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318 viewsFriday 03/07/2015 - Class 31 -31466 in EWS colours running 2J70 from Rawtenstall to Bury on the 15.05 at Burrs Country Park.
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318 viewsSaturday 04/07/2015 - Class 31 - 31601 "Devon Diesel Society" pilots fellow class 31 - 31466 into Irewell Vale station on 2J65 - 14.05 from Heywood.
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Merchant navy class 34027 "Taw Valley" 318 viewsMerchant navy class 34027 "Taw Valley" nameplate.
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LMS 2-8-0 8F 48624318 viewsSunday 04/10/2015 - LMS 2-8-0 8F 48624 passing through Quorn station on a mixed freight heading for Rothley with 7C06, 10:00 from Loughborough.
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SR Bullied pacific - 4-6-2 - 34092 "City of Wells"318 views28/04/2018 - Saturday - SR Bullied pacific - 4-6-2 - 34092 "City of Wells" running around its train at Rawtenstall station
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LMS Ivatt - 2-6-0 - 41241318 views25/06/2018 - LMS Ivatt 41241 on shed at the end of the day at Haworth.
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LMS 4-6-0- Black 5 45212, GWR 0-6-0 Pannier Tank 7714318 views30/06/2018 -GWR Pannier Tank 7714 heading into Keighley station on the 13.30 service from Oxenhope (with 45212 piloting and 41241 on the rear.)
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