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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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627 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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624 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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617 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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SR Battle of Britain class Pacific - 34067 "Tangmere"607 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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606 views"River Mite" this time passes "Hurricane" on the way back to Ravenglass.

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SR 4-6-2 Merchant Navy Class 35018 "British India Line"606 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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606 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 Hughes Crab - 42844604 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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LNER A3 4-6-2- pacific - 60103 "Flying Scotsman" 603 views18/12/2021 - LNER A3 - 60103 "Flying Scotsman" runs away into Selside heading for Carlisle from Hellifield
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SR BoB Class Pacific - 34067 "Tangmere"595 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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594 views04/08/2012 - 60009 "Union of South Africa" coasts down the hill towards Langho station heading for Hellifield & Carlisle.
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594 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 Stanier Jubilee - 45690 "Leander" SR Battle of Britain class 34067 "Tangmere"593 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 Black 5 - 44949592 views27/07/1964 - LMS Black 5 - 44949 heading out of Great Harwood on Holiday excursion 3T46 to Southport.
G Robinson.
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591 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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590 viewsLocal Lower Darwen Engine - Stanier 2-6-4 Tank waits at Great Harwood Station on a holiday special to the coaast.
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