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SR Bullied pacific - 4-6-2 - 34092 "City of Wells"391 viewsSaturday 14/10/2017 - First stop off of the day at Ewood Bridge in time to catch 34092 "City of Wells" on its run to Rawtenstall with the 09:30 service from Bury.
It failed on its return at Ramsbottom with a tender hotbox and was laided up in the sidings for the rest of the day.
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L & Y Aspinal 0-6-0 52322, LMS Hughes Fowler Crab - 13065391 viewsSaturday 14/10/2017 - L & Y Aspinal 0-6-0 pilots 52322, LMS Hughes Fowler Crab - 13065 approaching Summerseat at the speed restriction and foot crossing with the 10:30 service to Rawtenstall.
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LMS Pacific 4-6-2 -6201 "Princess Elizabeth"382 views6201 "Princess Elizabeth" waits for duties at Bury Bolton Street
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382 views16/04/2013 - LMS 4-6-0 Jubilee 45699 "Galatea" at Hellifield station in the goods loop being watered on a test run from Carnforth around the loop to Blackburn, Preston and back to Carnforth.
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374 viewsOne of the last steam locomotives returning from Padiham power station. Photo taken by John Marsh in 1967.
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369 views"River Mite" pulls out of Irton Road station as "River Esk" arrives

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367 viewspictures of the old railway track being removed. Looks like they were taken from the old Harwood Road railway bridge at Rishton, looking towards Blackburn.
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366 viewspictures of the old railway track being removed. Looks like they were taken from the old Harwood Road railway bridge at Rishton, looking towards Blackburn.
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365 views13.45 service from Bury to Rawtenstall
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SR Battle of Britain class Pacific - 34067 "Tangmere"354 views10-11-2021 - Further down the line at Barrow foot crossing - 2nd Loaded test run of SR Pacific BoB class 34067 "Tangmere" around the Carnforth - Hellifield - Blacburn with class 37 37518 tucked inside.

At this point I got wiped out with a passing 150 service train in the opposite direction.
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LNER A3 4-6-2- pacific - 60103 "Flying Scotsman" 354 views18/12/2021 - LNER A3 - 60103 "Flying Scotsman" runs away into Selside heading for Carlisle from Hellifield
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349 viewsClose up of BR Std tank 80072 approaching Burrs cutting on the 13.45 service from Bury to Rawtenstall
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347 viewsWhit Monday - 18/05/1964 - LMS Stanier Black 5 - 44950 approaches Great Harwood Station past the carriage sheds heading for Blackburn and the coast on 1Z12
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LNER A3 4-6-2- pacific - 60103 "Flying Scotsman" 347 views18/12/2021 - LNER A3 - 60103 "Flying Scotsman" runs tender first arriving from Carnforth into Hellifield station.
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343 views"River Mite" this time passes "Hurricane" on the way back to Ravenglass.

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LMS Stanier Jubilee - 45690 "Leander" SR Battle of Britain class 34067 "Tangmere"340 views29/01/2022 - Now in the late afternoon failing light, LMS Stanier Jubilee - 45690 "Leander" pilots SR Pacific Battle of Britain class - 34067 "Tangmere" leaving Hellifield after a water stop, on the "Winter Cumbrian Mountain Express" from Carlisle as far as Preston heading for London Euston.
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