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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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339 viewsUnknown Black 5 arrives at Great Harwood station from Rose grove and Padiham with a holiday time excursion to the coast.
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339 viewspictures of the old railway track being removed. Looks like they were taken from the old Harwood Road railway bridge at Rishton, looking towards Great Harwood
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LMS Stanier Jubilee - 45690 "Leander" SR Battle of Britain class 34067 "Tangmere"333 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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SR 4-6-2 Merchant Navy Class 35018 "British India Line"330 views18/05/2017 - 35018 "British India Line" running around the station in the down goods loop at Hellifield. Connecting to the support coach from the other side to run tender first back to Carnforth.
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LMS Stanier Jubilee - 45690 "Leander" SR Battle of Britain class 34067 "Tangmere"328 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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325 views04/08/2012 - 60009 "Union of South Africa" coasts down the hill towards Langho station heading for Hellifield & Carlisle.
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323 viewsThe sun rising further a few minutes later on the next run past highlights the exhaust and steam from the still in shadow LNER B1 - 61306 "Mayflower" working along Burrs straight.
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LMS Stanier Coronation class - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland"323 views12/03/2022 - LMS Stanier Pacific - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" waits in the down goods shunt at Hellifield
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LMS Stanier Coronation class - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland"321 views12/03/2022 - LMS Stanier Pacific - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" waits in the down goods shunt at Hellifield
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LMS Stanier Coronation class - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland"321 views12/03/2022 - LMS Stanier Pacific - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" waits in the down goods shunt at Hellifield
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320 viewsA view passing Padiham station. Note the Simonstone power station in the background. Also long gone!

(13/04/2020 -I have had this picture up since i started this website and only just realized it was reversed - so corrected)
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LMS Diesel shunter 7051 - Hunslet - 1697316 views LMS Diesel shunter 7051 - Hunslet - 1697 in the run around loop.
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311 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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307 viewscirca 1963 - LMS Mogel Crab - 42717 running downhill along Railway View (now Hamledon View) into Great Harwood Station with a fitted freight from Blackburn towards Padiham.
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LMS Black 5 - 44949307 views27/07/1964 - LMS Black 5 - 44949 heading out of Great Harwood on Holiday excursion 3T46 to Southport.
G Robinson.
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LMS Hughes Crab - 42844301 views22nd September 1962 - LMS Crab - 42844 on the R.C.T.S. (Lancashire & N.W. Branch) "The Mid Lancs Railtour" captured approaching Harwood Rd Railway Bridge heading towards Great Harwood at Rishton.
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