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LMS Stanier Black 5 - 45269?86 viewsLMS Stanier Black 5 - 45269? about to cross Whalley Road Bridge into Great Harwood on 1T52, a Holiday special to the seaside.
The Bungalows along Mill Lane can just be seen on the far left
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LMS Stanier 2-6-4 Class 4 Tank 4254685 viewsLostock Hall Engine - 2-6-4 Tank 42546 heads for Great Harwood here leaving Martholme viaduct. Apparently the viaduct is in better condition now than Ribblehead and it hasnt been used for 50 years.
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LNER Gresley K4 - 2-6-0 - 61994 -"The Great Marquess"83 views04/05/63 - 3442 (61994) "The Great Marquess" on a RCTS tour heads towards Great Harwood between Mill Lane & Whalley road on "The Dalesman" Railtour
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LMS Stanier Black 5 4-6-0 - 45205 83 views02/06/1963 LMS Stanier Black 5 4-6-0 - 45205 arriving at Great Harwood passing the old Coach cleaning sheds coming from Rose Grove & Padiham this time on another seaside special 1T80.
b/w picture G Robinson
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LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Black 5 4472882 views18/05/1964 - LMS Stanier Black 5 44728 waits to leave Great Harwood station at 11.25 am on 1T58, a holiday special to the Southport.

Some of these trains were quite long and the engine had to pull forward so the end of the train could fit in the station for passengers to board.
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LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Black 5 - 4520581 views21/07/1962 - LMS Black 5 - 45205 with 1T65 leaving Great Harwood station for Blackburn and onto Blackpool on a wakes week holiday special.
B & W photograph G Robinson.
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LMS Hughes "Crab" 2-6-0 42732 76 viewsAugust 1963 - LMS Hughes "Crab" 2-6-0 42732 coming under Unity Bridge on the East Lancs loop line tender first with this short goods
heading for the Great Harwood Station just out of sight,
B/W photograph G Robinson.

My Father walking across "the fields" to work at GEC, Clayton -le-Moors at 7-00am when he manage d to capture this on his way.
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LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Black 5 44728 72 viewsLMS Stanier Black 5 44728 leaves Great Harwood station on 1T58, a holiday special to the coast.
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