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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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255 viewsThe returning frieght from Ramsbottom pulled by Black 5 45231 running tender first.
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255 viewsThe light switched to small spotlights positioned in front of the shed doors, resulting in reflecting of the smoke boxes
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255 viewsFirst service of the gala - 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" approaches Woodthorpe with the 10.00 am sevice.
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255 viewsSuper D 49395 in 49442 guise positioning at Keighley station.
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255 viewsMSC 67 laid up at the back of the sheds "Out of boiler ticket"

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255 viewsFR 20 in the run around at Park Halt station.
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255 views18/08/2012 - 60009 "Union of South Africa" in charge of today`s running captured approaching Newsholme heading for Hellifield
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255 viewsPeckett Industrial saddle tank 1859 "Sir Gomer" returns with the freight train at Shackerstone station
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255 viewsGWR 28xx 2-8-0 freight engine - 2803 at Shenton station.
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255 viewsLMS Black 5 - 45379 waiting to depart Shackerstone station
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255 viewsLMS Jinty 47324 in disguise as 47584 being used as a banker on the phootshoot. Here on the back of the train in profile at Ramsbottom station
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255 viewsLMS Jinty in 47564 guise heads STD Tank 80080 out of Ramsbottom heading for Rawtenstall
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255 viewsThe two engines split and run around the train, 44871 heads into a siding whilst 45407 heads for the water column then onto the waiting coaches
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255 viewsSunday 20/01/2013 = Sundays shoot in very similar conditions to Saturday with 44871 on the freight and the Jinty banking.
One of the later runpasts, as the earlier ones ran in the early morning gloom and came out dark and blurred.
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255 viewsWhat these engines were initially built for - GWR 2-8-0 - 3803 heads a coal train empties heading towards Rothley at Woodthorpe.
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255 views"Courageous" pilots "Walkden" on the next service down the line captured crossing the swing bridge.
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