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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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98 views23/04/2012 - CR No. 828 rolls into Llangollen station returning from Carrog.

I catch this train back down the line and get off at Glyndyfrdwy mainly to take more picture.
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98 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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98 views29/04/2012 - GWR Pannier tank 6430 sandwiched betwwn the autocoaches at Carrog station.
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98 views29/04/2012 - The Cavelcade finally appears in very gloomy conditions lead by coal tank 58926.

The rain had finally stopped in time for this event.

I suddenly realised that the line would get clagged out with the exhaust from the lead engine and there was nothing I could do about it.
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98 viewsDMU returns towards Loughborough at Woodthorpe on a 11.45 service from Rothley.
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98 views2nd running of the morning in this direction, 6023 "King Edward II " on the 12.00 service from Loughborough at Woodthorpe.
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98 viewsI arrived at Kinchley Lane after an unhealth lunch in time to capture, at a distance, 6023 "King Edward II"on the 13.45 service from Loughborough rounding the curve at speed.
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98 viewsGNR N2 1744 on a position movement around Loughborough station
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98 viewsLMS Jinty - 47406 arrives light engined at loughborough.
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98 viewsBR Class 2 = 78019 waits to proceed into Loughborough with the 12,35 local service from Rothley.
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98 views04/07/2013 - LMS 8F 48151 on a load test run around the Carnforth - Hellifield - Blackburn - Carnforth circuit captured at one of my favorite spots at Billington foot crossing leaving Whalley Arches
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98 views Friday night at Buckley Wells with a Photo shoot featuring two of the guest engines - Thomson B1 - 61264 & Br Standard Class 4 - 76084
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0-6-0 Coal tank, 1054. 61994 "The Great Marquess"98 viewsSaturday - 0-6-0 Coal tank - 1054 pilots 61994 "The Great Marquess" out of Keighley with the 15.30 service towards Oxenhope.
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98 views03/05/2014 - L & Y 0-6-0 - 12322 running tender first with the 13.00 Embsay long goods
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98 views03/05/2014 - Having been waiting in the passing loop for 15 minutes, Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0 - "Samuel Fox & Co. Ltd. No.20 / Jennifer heads towards Embsay with a very late 14.30 parcels service
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