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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"395 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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BR Std 9F 2-10-0 - 92220 "Evening Star"395 viewsNameplate of BR Std 9F 2-10-0 - 92220 "Evening Star"
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395 views16/04/2016 - MSC No32 "Gottenburg" on 2E31 - 9.35 shuttle service from Bury to Ramsbottom at Burrs Country Park
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395 views17/04/2016 - Ribble Steam Railway - Spring Steam Gala - Guest engine 0-4-0 "Teddy" with the vintage coach banked by No.6 on the last service train to Strand Road.
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LMS Hughes Fowler Crab - 13065395 views11/03/2017 -LMS Hughes Fowler Crab - 13065 heads for Ramsbottom with the 11;10 local service passing Spring Bank farm
(taken from video)
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Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0 saddle tank- as 68067 J94,LMS 0-6-0 Jinty - 47406,395 views29/01/2018 - Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0 saddle tank- as 68067 J94 pilots LMS 0-6-0 Jinty - 47406 with the 15.15 service from Loughborough to Leicester at Woodthorpe.
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LMS 2-6-0 Crab - 13065395 views29/01/2018 - LMS 2-6-0 Crab - 13065 running with the wind cutters set of mineral wagons past Woodthorpe heading for Rothley
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LMS 8F 2-8-0 - 48624 395 views30/01/2018 - LMS 8F 2-8-0 - 48624 rounds Kinchley Lane curve with the wind cutters set of mineral wagons
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LMS 0-6-0 Jinty - 47406,395 views30/01/2018 - LMS 0-6-0 Jinty - 47406 at Kinchley Lane curve with the 10.45 service from Loughborough.
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LMS 2-6-0 Crab - 13065395 viewsMonday - 02/04/2018 - LMS 2-6-0 Crab - 13065 running around its train at Heywood Station.
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LNER 4-6-2 A3 60103 "Flying Scotsman"395 views28/04/2018 - Saturday - Myself in the firemans seat - (Makes a nice facebook profile picture)
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LNER 4-6-2 A3 60103 "Flying Scotsman"395 views28/04/2018 - Saturday - Myself adding coal to the firebox of "Flying Scotsman"
Suppose I can add myself to the thousands who have told their grandkids that they used to fire "Flying Scotsman"- here is the picture !!
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LNER 4-6-2 A3 60103 "Flying Scotsman"395 views18/12/2019 - 60103 "Flying Scotsman" pulling out of Hellifield in the dark and rain on the returning Christmas Dalesman to Manchester.
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Fairburn 2-6-4 - 4MT Tank - 42154 395 viewsTaken from the embankment at the south side of Hellifield station. Fairburn 2-6-4 - 4MT Tank - 42154 pulls out of the central platform passing the south signal box heading round the curve towards Blackburn with a local stopping train.
Geoff Robinson
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LMS Stanier Black 5 -- 44697395 viewsLMS Stanier Black 5 -- 44697 at Hellifield.
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LMS Fowler 2P 4-4-0 - 40685395 views08/09/1962 - LMS Fowler 2P 4-4-0 - 40685 dumped at the far end of the north siding at Hellifield for quite a few months . I spent many a hour pretending driving this engine over the S & C.
Me and my brother can be seen hanging out of the cab on one picture.
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