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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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158 viewsclose up of Robinson 04 - 63601 heads towards Loughborough at Woodthorpe with the windcutter mineral set
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158 viewsIn the failing light, 4953 "Pitchford Hall" has a run with the 16.25 "traveling post office" service approaching Woodthorpe
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158 views MSC 32 "Gothenburg" in TtT guise pilots Ausrerity saddke tank 132 "Sapper" long Burrs straight.
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158 views29/04/2012 - Coal tank 58926 heads back to Llangollen passing the fishermans crossing with the freight train in heavy driving rain.

At this point I had retreated to my car and spent most of the day at this location only getting out when a train came into sight.
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158 views29/04/2012 - BR Std Tank 80072 pilots LNWR Super D - 49395 with a passenger service in heavy driving rain towards Carrog approaching fishermans crossing.
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158 views29/04/2012 - 60163 "Tornado" in profile with a flying run along the line at fisherman`s crossing.
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158 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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158 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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158 viewsIvatt 43106 heads Std Tank 80002 and the freight train into Keighley station.
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158 viewsDMU on the 11.05am up service from Loughborough
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158 viewsLMS Jinty - 47406 arrives light engined at loughborough.
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158 viewsLMS Black 5 44806 - heads tender first into Grosmont passing the engine sheds.
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158 viewsBR Std 5 - 75029 "Green Knight" at Whitby station waiting to return to Grosmont and beyond
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158 views03/05/2014 - L & Y 0-6-0 - 12322 running tender first with the 13.00 Embsay long goods
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