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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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LMS Hughes Fowler Crab - 13065425 views12/03/2017 - LMS Crab 13065 pilots LMS 8F - 48624 with the 13:30 service from Bury at the ELR Spring Steam Gala.
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LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 - 46521425 views30/01/2018 - LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 - 46521 working around Kinchley Lane curve with the windcutter set of mineral wagons.
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LMS 2-6-0 Crab - 13065425 views30/01/2018 - LMS 2-6-0 Crab - 13065 passing Woodthorpe,this time pulling a mixed freight set of wagons
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LMS Jubilee Class 4-6-0 - 45690 "Leander"425 views04/03/2018 - LMS Jubilee Class 4-6-0 - 45690 "Leander" returning from Rawtenstall approaching Ramsbottom station
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LNER 4-6-2 Peppercorn Class A1 60163 "Tornado"425 views31/03/2018 - 60163 "Tornado" heads from Rawtenstall at the private crossing at the end of Ramsbottom goods yard limits with the 14.55 service from Bury - 2J64
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LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Black 5 - 44871 & 45407425 views09/11/2019 - LMS Stanier Black 5`s - 44871 & 45407 at Newsholme with "The Citadel" heading towards Hellifield running from Manchester to Carlisle via the S & C.
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Fairburn 2-6-4T 42147 425 viewsTaken around 1962/3 from Hellifield South Signal Box - Fairburn 2-6-4T 42147 arrives from Blackburn on the local stopping train into the down platform as signalled.
It also shows the extensive goods yard at this side of the station which continued on both sides of this branch.
Another unknown Stanier tank looks like its positioned to reverse onto the back of this service and position it in the middle platform for the return journey leaving this engine - 42147 behind to water, turn and coal at the opposite
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LNER V2 2-6-2 - 4771 "Green Arrow."425 viewsHellifield Shed in the 1960`s when closed for traffic, was used to store a few engines for the then new National Railway Museum in York. My father managed to get a look around this store and managed to get a few photgraphs.
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GWR Castle Class - 4079 "Pendennis Castle"425 views21/04/2024 - GWR Castle Class - 4079 "Pendennis Castle" on the 11.31 from Bury at Irwell Vale on the East Lancs Railway.
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424 views30777 "Sir Lamiel" on the 9.50 from Loughborough approaching Woodthorpe
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424 viewsNo 32 "Gothenberg" pauses on the Dartmouth branch on the photoshoot.

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424 viewsBR Std 5 73129 approaches burrs with the 16.15 service from Bury

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424 views53809 heads 34070 "Manston" round the curve at Eller Beck giving a feel of the old S & D at the Gala

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424 viewsGCR 04 - 63601 about to head under the bridge at Kinchley Lane with the ore trucks.

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424 views21/05/2010 - LMS 2-8-0 8F 8624 passes by at Little Burrs heading towards Ramsbottom

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