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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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320 views60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley" at Hawick on the Waverley route
Sep 28, 2011
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296 viewsSkirting Hardy's hill and dropping down the 1/75 gradient into Hawick Station about 1 mile awaySep 28, 2011
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466 viewsThis going over Slitrig Viaduct or the six arched brig as some folk called it. Lynwood houses were on the left hidden by the train in the valley.Sep 28, 2011
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446 viewsApproaching Hawick having just passed under the Flex bridge and round the corner was the six arch viaduct that once spanned the River Slitrig at Lynwood housing estate on the edge of Hawick
Sep 28, 2011
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284 viewsHeading over Laidlehope Culvert,between Riccarton & Whitrope.
Sep 28, 2011
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340 viewsRiccarton JunctionSep 28, 2011
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351 viewsApproaching Riccarton Junction with Arnton Fell on the left hand side
Sep 28, 2011
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323 viewsBetween Steel Rd & Riccarton
Sep 28, 2011
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358 viewsSteele Road

Sep 28, 2011
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382 viewsCrossing the border into Scotland

Sep 28, 2011
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1874 views60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley" - leaving Carlisle - I can remember the train being given the wrong

route and having to back up to the Waverley route junction.

Sep 28, 2011
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510 views46256 "Sir William Stanier FRS" comes off at Carlisle.

Incidently - the trip home would be its last run.
It went into store on its return, only to be scrapped

Sep 28, 2011
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488 views60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley" backs onto the excursion at Carlisle

Sep 28, 2011
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263 viewsHeading out, Mathew Murray returned crossing Moor Road with the goods train passing a parked morris 1000 carSep 18, 2011
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242 viewsA view of the station from the museum entrance during the heavy rain storm

At this point, being damp & wet I decided to call it a day and head home
Sep 18, 2011
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255 viewsAt this point mid afternoon, it went very gloomy as Matthew Murray sets off across Moor Rd for Balm Road.

I decided to follow on foot for some pictures but the heavens opened and I returned quickly without pictures getting soaking wet.
Sep 18, 2011
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