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LMS Fairburn 2-6-4T - 42085206 viewsFairburn Tank 42085 loads with coal
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BR Std Class 4MT 2-6-4 Tank - 80002,41241 LMS Ivatt 2MT 2-6-2T206 views80002 & 41241 with a through express at Ingrow West
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BR Std 3 cyl Pacific - 71000 "Duke of Gloucester"206 views08/04/2007 - 71000 "Duke of Gloucester" rushes towards Preston at Flag Lane, Farington on a leg of "The Great Britain" rail tour

Sun 08-Apr THE GREAT BRITAIN (Day 3)
Bristol-Preston (1-way) [wcrc]
71000: Bristol-Hereford-Crewe-Preston
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LMS Stanier Pacific 4-6-2 46233 "Duchess of Sutherland"206 views05/08/2006 - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" arriving at Hellifield goods loop with "The Cumbrian Mountain Fellsman" steam hauled from Carnforth, around Carlisle to Appleby and onto Hellifield.

Sat 05-Aug THE CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN DALESMAN
Kettering-Appleby (WCRC)
46233 : Carnforth-Shap-Appleby-Hellifield
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LMS Stanier Princess class Pacific 4-6-2 - 6201 "Princess Elizabeth"206 views04/06/2006 - 6201 "Princess Elizabeth" takes water at Hellifield good loop with a running of the Cumbrian Coast Express from Doncaster to Carlisle

Sun 04-Jun THE DALESMAN
Hellifield-Carlisle
46201: Hellifield-Settle-Appleby-Carlisle and return
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BR Std 3 cyl Pacific - 71000 "Duke of Gloucester"206 views01/05/2005 - 71000 "Duke of Gloucester" at Carlisle Citadel station after arriving with the "Dalesman" from Blackburn

Sun 01-May THE DALESMAN
Blackburn-Carlisle (WCRC)
71000: Preston- Blackburn-Settle-Carlisle-Settle-Blackburn-Preston
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206 viewsLMS Jinty - 47406 heads from Woodthorpe with the 2.15pm service fom Loughborough to Leicester.
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206 viewsClose up of 4953 "Pitchford Hall" on the mixed freight set heading towrds Quorn at Woodthorpe.
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206 viewsAgain looking for different shots at Woodthorpe. LMS 8F - 8624 in profile again with a freight captured across a winnter cabbage field
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206 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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206 views29/04/2012 - GWR Pannier Tank 6430 with the autotrain strutting its stuff with a regular service from Glyndyfrdwy station to Carrog and back.
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206 views29/04/2012 - GWR Tank No. 6619 & GNR N7 -1744 appear again with a service heading for Carrog passing fishermans crossing running very late.
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206 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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206 viewsOn Keighley Banks, L&Y 957 heads up the incline out of Keighley, with the 10.25 service for Oxenhope
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206 viewsAnother guest engine, L & Y 0-6-0 No.1300
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206 views SVR`s Flying Pig - Ivatt mogel 43106 with the 14-40 service heading for Oxenhope
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