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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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BR Std 9F 2-10-0 - 92220 "Evening Star"327 viewsBR Std 9F 2-10-0 - 92220 "Evening Star"on the turntable in the Great Hall
Evening Star was the last steam locomotive to be built for British Railways. It was one of a total of 999 'standard' locomotives designed for a wide variety of uses, from tank engines for local passenger trains to large freight engines like Evening Star. The 'Standards' were planned to keep the railways running until widespread electrification.
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LNER 4-6-0 - B1 - 61264327 views05/03/2017 - LNER 4-6-0 - B1 - 61264 tender first returning to Keighley from Oxenhope with the 15.25 service
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LMS Hughes Fowler Crab - 13065327 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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LNER 4-6-2 A3 60103 "Flying Scotsman"327 views08/04/2017 - LNER 4-6-2 A3 60103 "Flying Scotsman" on the 11:08 service from Keighley heading for Oxenhope at Top Field.

Still taken from drone video
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BR STD 4 - 4-6-0 - 75078327 views08/04/2017 - BR Std 4 - 75078 heading from Oxenhope with its first turn of the day.
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LNER A4 60009 "Union of South Africa"327 views22/04/2017 - LNER A4 60009 "Union of South Africa" leaving Rawtenstall station for Bury on the East Lancashire Railway.
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LMS Pacific 4-6-2 - 46233 "Duchess of Sutherland"327 views22/07/2017 - LMS Pacific 4-6-2 - 46233 "Duchess of Sutherland" working hard past Langcliffe on the outward leg of the Cumbrian Mountain Express to Carlisle via S & C Railway
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LMS Ivatt Class 2 2-6-0 - 46521327 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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BR 9F 2-10-0 - 92214327 views30/01/2018 - BR 9F 2-10-0 - 92214 with the set of Royal Mail coaches for a mail drop at Rothley.
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Fairburn 2-6-4T 42147 327 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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326 views22/01/2011 - 71000 "Duke of Gloucester" rushing along Burrs straight on the 09.00 service out of Bury heading for Rawtenstall at the Winter Steam Gala.
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326 views22/01/2011 - BR Std Caprotti 5 - 73129 arriving at Irwell Vale
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326 views30/06/2010 - Black 5 44932 on a loaded ECS test run approaches Long Preston on a Carnforth / Hellifield / Blackburn circuit.
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326 viewsBlack 5 44767 "George Stevenson" waits in the loop at Leekbrook for the next train up to Cauldon Lowe
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326 viewsAndrew Barclay 0-4-0ST "Colin McAndrew"resting against the buffers at Chasewater Heaths Station
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