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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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LMS Stanier Black 5 4-6-0 "Lancashire Fusilier"348 views26/10/2005 - "The Blackpool Express" - Black 5 -45407 in disguise as 44996 waits at Preston stationl onits way to Blackpool.

25-27 Oct THE BLACKPOOL EXPRESS
Rawtenstall-Blackpool (WCRC)
45407: Rawtenstall-Bury-Manchester-Blackpool -Manchester-Castleton
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LMS Stanier Black 5 4-6-0 "Lancashire Fusilier"348 views26/10/2005 - "The Blackpool Express" - Black 5 -45407 in disguise as 44996 waits to depart Blackpool north station on the return in the dark to Rawtenstall.

25-27 Oct THE BLACKPOOL EXPRESS
Rawtenstall-Blackpool (WCRC)
45407: Rawtenstall-Bury-Manchester-Blackpool -Manchester-Castleton
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348 views30/07/2011 - 6201 "Princess Elizabeth at the head of a "Cumbrian Mountain Express" heading north leaving Bilsborrow
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348 views24/07/2011 - LMS Black 5 45407 heads along the straight leaving Bell Busk heading towards Hellifield & Carlisle from York with a sunday running of "The Waverley"
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348 views30/07/2011 - In the failing evening twilight, 46115 "Scots Guardsman" leaving Hellifield heading back to York from Carlisle with the 2nd "Waverley" of the season.
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348 views"Fulstow" at the back of the returning passenger service
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348 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.
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348 viewsGuest engine for the gala - 34007 "Wadebridge" passes under Woodthorpe bridge at speed.
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348 viewsReturning LMS 8F -8624 after being turned at Quorn heading back to Loughborough.
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348 views34007 "Wadebridge" on the 15.00 service from Loughborough rushing under Woodthorpe bridge captured across the winter cabbages
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348 viewsEarly morning photo shoot at Burrs with 0-6-0 "Sapper" now in NCB no.56 guise with 4 coal wagons & Guards van
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348 views23/04/2012 - 70000 "Britannia" approaches Glyndyfrdwy station heading for Carrog.
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348 viewsCR 828 pulls back the train along the newly opened length of line between Carrog and Corwen.
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348 views29/04/2012 - 70000 "Britannia" waits for duties in the shed loop on Sunday of the last day of the Gala.

In all my years taking pictures at Galas and also lineside have I known such heavy and constant rain throughout the day spoiling what would have been a fantastic last day of a rail gala.

I hope this doesnt put off the "Betton Grange" group from having a SSSIV in a couple of years time !!
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348 views02/06/2012 - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" passes by pulling out of Hellifield station towards Carlisle with a running of "The Hadrian"

All other pictures of it leaving were spoiled by the engine driver having the steam cocks open the full length of the goods yard and they just shows a mass of steam.
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