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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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417 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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SR Battle of Britain class Pacific - 34067 "Tangmere"416 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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SR 4-6-2 Merchant Navy Class 35018 "British India Line"415 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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415 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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414 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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LNER A3 4-6-2- pacific - 60103 "Flying Scotsman" 407 views18/12/2021 - LNER A3 - 60103 "Flying Scotsman" runs tender first arriving from Carnforth into Hellifield station.
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401 views"River Mite" this time passes "Hurricane" on the way back to Ravenglass.

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SR BoB Class Pacific - 34067 "Tangmere"401 views08/06/2024 - SR BoB Class Pacific - 34067 "Tangmere" on the returning S & C steam special ( Northern Belle) captured leaving Clitheroe at Standen Hey foot crossing on its way from Carlisle to Coventry.
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LMS Stanier Jubilee - 45690 "Leander" SR Battle of Britain class 34067 "Tangmere"400 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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LMS Stanier Jubilee - 45690 "Leander" SR Battle of Britain class 34067 "Tangmere"400 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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398 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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392 views04/08/2012 - 60009 "Union of South Africa" coasts down the hill towards Langho station heading for Hellifield & Carlisle.
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LMS Stanier Jubilee - 45690 "Leander" SR Battle of Britain class 34067 "Tangmere"391 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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LMS Stanier Coronation class - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland"391 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"387 views12/03/2022 - LMS Stanier Pacific - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" waits in the down goods shunt at Hellifield
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386 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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