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Saturday 2nd June 2007 at the Gloucester Warwickshire Railway - Cotswold Festival of Steam.
Another lovely summer day with the sun shining all the time and giving me a suntan. Engines running included
BR 9F 2-10-0 - 92202 "Black Prince"
LNER V2" class 2-6-2 - 4771 "Green Arrow"
SR Merchant Navy Class Pacific 4-6-2 -34007 "Wadebridge"
S & D 7F 2-8-0 No 88
GWR 4-6-0 "Hall Class," - 7903 "Foremarke Hall"
GWR/BR 4500 Class 2-6-2T tank Pannier tank 5542 with Autotrailer
and Saddle Tank 813

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27/05/2007 - The first time I`ve been to a wartime themed event on a railway and a really enjoyable experiance it was with lots of action going on at all the stations and lots of little cameo performances from everyone who dressed up to play their part.
Engines running include
newly arrived GWR - 4-4-0 3440 -"City of Truro",
LMS 4-6-2 Princess class - 6201- Princess Elizabeth,
LMS Jubilee class 4-6-0 - 5690 - "Leander"
& LMS goods -0-6-0 Jinty 47324
Not really a day for photographing Steam engines but soaking up the atmosphere and joining in

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05/05/2007 - Pictures from a dull start to a Saturday at the LNER festival .
Trains running include
LNER 4-6-2-Pacifis - 60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley"
LNER K1 62005 "Lord of the Isles"
LMS Stanier Black 5 4-6-0 - 45212,
BR Std 4 Tank 2-6-4 80135
LNER N7 0-6-2Tank 69621
Lampton Tank No29
and Deltic D9009 and D6700.
The sun finally broke through late afternoon and a very enjoyable festival it was! Being my 2nd visit here I decided this time to explore the line for photograph opertunities

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01/04/07 - It was supposed to be double heading weekend but with the failure of the jinty, only one of the two train sets running was Double Headed, but what a cracker. See 45231 & Leander double headed and also 4f -44422 all in glorious sunshine
LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Jubilee Class - 5690 "Leander"
LMS Black 5 4-6-0 45231 "Sherwood Forester"
LMS Fowler 4F 0-6-0 - 44422

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21/04/2007 - Pictures from Saturday - A Mega steam festival which surpassed even last years event at Llangollen with 11 engines in steam (and a beer festival.) What more could you ask for - we even had sunshine as well
GWR 14XX Pannier Tank Class 0-6-0 - No 1450
GWR 64xx Class - 0-6-0 Pannier Tank – 6430
GWR 5205 Class 2-8-0 T - 5224
GWR 5600 Class 0-6-2-T - 5643
GWR 94XX Class - 0-6-0 Pannier Tank - 9466
GWR 5101 class "Large Prairie" 2-6-2T - 4160
GWR Collett '5101' Class 'Large Prairie' 2-6-2T 5199
GWR: Class 2800 2-8-0 - 3802
GWR 7800 Class 7822 Foxcote Manor
SR Pacific 4-6-2 - 34081"92 Squardron"
BR Std 2-6-0 Class 2 - 78019
Brilliant !!

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03/03/2007 - Pictures from the ELR Spring Gala on Saturday .
This time trying a couple of new locations on the line.
The Gala featured -
BR 2-10-0 -9f - 92214
LMS Stanier Black 5 - 45231 "Sherwood Forester"
LMS 3F 0-6-0 "Jinty" 47324
LMS Stanier Jubilee 5690 - "Leander"
LMS Stanier Pacific 4-6-2 -6201 "Princess Elizabeth"
& SR King Arthur Class 4-6-0 - 850 -"Lord Nelson"
, but no sign of BR Pacific 71000 "Duke of Glouceter" whilst I was there.

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Sunday 28/01/07 - G.C.R. Winter Gala 2007 featuring guest locos 42968 & 49395 plus some resident locos and diesals. All these engines running extensive heavy freight trains as well as the passenger timetable.
LMS Stanier Mogel 2-6-0 - 42968
LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Black 5 - 45305
GWR Large Prairie 2-6-2T - 4141
LMS Stanier 2-8-0 8F - 48305 as 48188
Robinson O4 Class 2-8-0 Locomotive 63601
LNWR 0-8-0 Super D 49395

Diesel Class 47 D1705 - (static)
Diesel class 40 D123 - (static)
Diesel Class 25 - D5185
Diesel Class 20 D8098 (static)

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17/02/2007 - Two Lovely sunny days in February! Very unusual
4953 Pitchford Hall was this years guest engine and I spent most of Saturday afternoon chasing this engine around. On Sunday I arrived reasonable early and just caught Pitchford Hall on the freight train and then photographed the usual suspects in various locations
Locomotives running - GWR 4-6-0 - 4900 Class 4953 "Pitchford Hall"
LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 Tank - 41241
LMS 0-6-0 "Jinty" - 47279
L & Y CLASS 25 ‘IRONCLAD’ 0-6-0 NO.957
Taff Vale Railway Class 02 0-6-2T No. 85
BR Std 4 2-6-4T - 80002

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Saturday 27/01/07 - A Dull cloudy day with with lots of action and engines in steam which include
2 x LMS Stanier black 5`s - 45231 & 45407
LMS Stanier Jubilee 5690 "Leander"
LMS Pacific - 6201 "Princess Elizabeth"
BR 9F 2-10-0 -92214,
LMS 0-6-0 Jinty-47324
LMS 0-6-0 - 4F-44422
SR 4-6-0 - 850 Lord Nelson
.... and even more steam and smoke.

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Saturday 13/01/07 - An assortment of pictures from the Churnet Valley Railway`s - Great Marquess Weekend, featuring
LNER K4 - 2-6-0 - 61994 -"The Great Marquess"
and GWR 7800 Class 2-6-0 -7821 "Ditcheat Manor"

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06/01/2007 - Photographs from the Ribble Steam Railway winter steaming and also combining a trip around their museum with the Preston Model Railway Exhibition
Engines running - 0-4-0 Saddle Tank "Agecroft No.2
0-6-0 Class 05 shunter D2595
A lovely stretch of line well over a mile long which crosses Preston Marina via a swing road/rail bridge and runs along the banks of the River Ribble towards Preston centre.

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04/03/2006 - Black 5 - 45407 pilots BR Std 4 - 76079 across a frozen Rishton reservoir with a special running of "The Liverpool Manchester 175th" around Manchester, Huddersfield, Copy Pit, Blackburn and return to Liverpool.
11/03/2006 - An excursion advertised as "The Big Day Out" hauled by LMS 8F - 48151 from Carnforth to Chester via Hellifield and sporting a "The Green Express" headboard is captured approaching the footcrossing at Billington on the start of the climb up Whalley Banks.
08/04/2006 - 6233 Duchess of Sutherland" races north along the WCML approaching Flag lane, Farington with a running of "The Flyde Coast Express" steam hauled from Derby to Blackpool
04/06/2006 - 6201 "Princess Elizabeth" takes water at Hellifield good loop with a running of the Cumbrian Coast Express from Doncaster to Carlisle
03/06/2006 - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" drags its load out of Barton goods loop on "The Citadel Express" from Crewe to Carlisle on the outward leg.
04/06/2006 - 6201 "Princess Elizabeth" waits in Hellifield goods loop for coaching stock for a "Dalesman Excursion" up the Settle & Carlisle Railway to Carlisle.
16/06/2006 - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" powering north along the WCML at Brock with a running of "The Citadel Express" from London to Carlisle - steam hauled from Crewe
05/08/2006 - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" arriving at Hellifield with "The Cumbrian Mountain Fellsman" steam hauled from Carnforth, around Carlisle to Appleby and onto Hellifield.
12/08/2006 - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" heads south down the S & C on its return seen here crossing Denthead Viaduct with a running of the "Dalesman" from Hellifield to Carlisle and back.
17/09/2006 - 30777 "Sir Lamiel" takes "The Dales Discoverer" on a misty day over Ribblehead viaduct on a trip from York to Carlisle

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29/10/2006 - A few pictures taken from the classic location at Burrs country park on a dull Saturday morning of the 2006 E.L.R Autumn gala which include
BR Class 8 Pacific 4-6-2 -71000 "Duke of Gloucester"
LMS Jubilee - 5690 "Leander"
BR Std 2-6-4 4MT Tank - 80135
LMS 3F 0-6-0 "Jinty" - 47324
Fowler 4F - 44422
and LMS Stanier Black 5 - 45407 as 45157.

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15/10/2006 - Pictures from the Autumn Steam gala at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Jubilee 5690 Class "Leander"
SR 4-6-0 King Arthur Class - 30777 "St Lamiel" (static in Haworth sheds)
home fleet - Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Class 25 0-6-0 No.957
LMS 0-6-0 "Jinty" - 47279
BR Std tank - 80002
LMS Ivatt Class 2MT Tank 2-6-2 - 41241
Taff Valley Coal Tank No.85

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01/10/2006 - Pictures from the North York moors Autumn steam gala taken on Sunday which include
A4 Pacific 4-6-2 - 60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley",
'Super D' LNWR Class G2 7F 0-8-0 - 49395
LMS 4-6-0 Black 5 - 45212,
Lambton Tank 0-6-2T No.29
S R Class S15 No. 825,
BR 2-6-0 Std 4 -76079
BR Std 4MT - 4-6-0 - 75029 "The Green Knight"
GWR 56xx class 0-6-2T No 6619
SR Schools class 30926 "Repton"
BR Std 4 Tank - 80135
S & D 2-8-0 Class 7F - 53809

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23/09/2006 - Pictures from the SVR Autumn Gala 2006 with a distinct LMS Flavour this year made up with their home fleet and visiting engines
LMS Stanier Pacific 4-6-2 - 6201 "Princess Elizabeth"
LMS Stanier Pacific 4-6-2 - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland"
plus home fleet made up of
LMS Stanier Black 5 4-6-0 - 45110,
LMS Stanier 8F 2-8-0 - 48773,
LMS Stanier Mogel 2-6-0-42968
LMS Ivatt 2mt - 46443
LNWR Super D 0-8-0 49365
GWR Pannier Tank 0-6-0 -1501,
GWR Pannier Tank 0-6-0 -7564
GWR Collett 5101 class 2-6-2T 'Large Prairie'- 5164
GWR 4-6-0 7802 "Bradley Manor"-
My first visit and add an excellent day out along one of the nicest presvered lines in the country.

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09/09/2006 - Pictures from Llangollen Steam festival which include Guards van rides, Autotrain ride and even a engine failure and rescue + sunny weather.
GWR 0-6-2T 5643
GWR: Class 2800 2-8-0 - 3802
Collett '5101' Class 'Large Prairie' 2-6-2T 5199
GWR 64xx Pannier Tank – 6430
GWR 7800 Class 7822 Foxcote Manor
One of the most enjoyable I`ve attended - well done Llangollen !

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28/07/2006 - Photographs from the Great Central Railways themed "Mail by Rail" gala on Saturday 290706 with pictures of the "traveling post office" vans, passenger trains, wind cutter- freight trains and diesels which include
BR Std 4 2-6-4T - 80105
BR Std 2MT 2-6-0 - 78019
LMS Stanier 8F 2-8-0 - 48305
LMS Stanier Black 5 4-6-0 - 45305
GWR Large Prairie tank 2-6-2 - 4141
with diesel traction Class 45 - D123 – Leicestershire and Derbyshire Yeomanry
Class 31 - D5830

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07/07/2006 - Pictures from the summer gala which include
2 LMS Fairburn 2-6-4T (42073 /42085)
Furness Railway 0-4-0 No20
and Hunslett Saddle Tank 2333 0-6-0 "David"

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23/06/2006 - Lots of pictures from this summer festival which include -
LMS Pacific 4-6-2 -6201 "Princess Elizabeth"
BR Std Pacific 4-6-2 - 71000 "Duke of Gloucester"
Austerity J94 Saddle tank 0-6-0 - 68030,
LMS 0-6-0 Jinty 47324,
LMS 4-6-0 Jubilee Class - 5690 "Leander"
LMS 0-6-0 - 44422
BR Std 2-10-2 9F - 92214

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