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BR Std Class 4MT 2-6-4 Tank - 80002312 viewsBR Std Tank - 80002 takes the strain out of Keighley for Oxenhope.

LNER V2 2-6-2 - 4771 "Green Arrow"312 views10/02/2008 - 4771 "Green Arrow" bows out at the East Lancashire Railway with its last service train along the line.

Br Std 4 2-6-0 76079 312 views15/03/2008 - Br Std 4 76079 reaches the top of the climb out of Blackburn at Wilpshire 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]

LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Black 5 - 45407 "Lancashire Fusilier"312 views26/07/2008 - Black 5 - 45407 works its way from Todmorden towards Copy Pit - seen here at Lydgate viewed from the top of the surrounding hillside on a running of the Cotton mills express

Sat 26-Jul THE COTTON MILL EXPRESS
Manchester Victoria-Blackburn (WCRC)
45407: Manchester-Huddersfield-Copy Pit-Blackburn-Bolton-Manchester

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LMS Stanier 4-6-2 Pacific - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland"312 views24/05/2008 - 46233 "Duchess of Sutherland" heads south at Fowler lane, Leyland on "The Citadel"

Sat 24-May THE CITADEL EXPRESS
Gloucester-Carlisle
46233: Crewe-Shap-Carlisle and return

LMS 2-8-0 8F 48624312 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.

312 viewsSunday 04/10/2015 - LMS Black 5 - 4-6-0 - 45305 running tender first into Quorn station with 9D26 mineral train from Swithland

LNER 4-6-0 - B1 - 61264312 viewsLNER 4-6-0 - BI - 1264 in wartime paint disguise as 1251 "Oliver Bury" with the Royal Mail Postal set of coaching stock.

Br Std Class 2 2-6-0 - 78022312 viewsSaturday 09/03/2019 - Br Std Class 2 2-6-0 - 78022 on the turntable at Keighley.

LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Jubilee class - 45596 "Bahamas"312 viewsSaturday 09/03/2019 - LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Jubilee class - 45596 "Bahamas" on static display at Ingrow West.

LMS Stanier 8F 2-8-0 - 48151312 views27/03/2019 - LMS Stanier 8F - 48151 racing up the fast line at German Lane south of Balshaw Lane station with a running of the "Salopian Express" from Barrow to Shrewsbury.

LMS Stanier Black 5s - 44871 & 45407 "Lancashire Fusilier"312 views13/04/2019 - Ian Rileys pair of LMS Stanier Black 5 s - 44871 piloting 45407 "Lancashire Fusilier" coasting across Whalley Arches on the outward leg of the Citadel from Manchester to Carlisle via the S & C

LNER 4-6-0 B1 Class - 61306 "Mayflower"312 views17/05/2019 - LNER B1 - 61306 "Mayflower" racing south on the WCML at Brock with day 9 of the "Highlands and Islands" steam tour

LMS Stanier Princess class Pacific 4-6-2 - 6201 "Princess Elizabeth"312 views25/05/2019 - 6201 "Princess Elizabeth" passing Langcliffe on The Pennine Limited heading for Carlisle.