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51218 L & Y Class 21 PUG 0-4-0ST saddle tank engine157 viewsNo68 (51218) shunts at Keighley

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LNER Gresley A4 - 60009 "Union of South Africa"157 views26/07/2008 - 60009 "Union of South Africa"and support coach cross Whalley viaduct after taking the Hadrian as far as Hellifield from york to Carlisle & back.

Footnote to these pictures - I travelled up to Dent head viaduct to capture some shots. It was running early - and as I went around the Ribblehead to Dent Head section, it went through Blea Moor tunnel - evading me !

I thus chased it back to Hellifield for some pictures.
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157 views4953 "Pitchford Hall" on the mixed freight set heading towrds Quorn at Woodthorpe.
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157 views34007 "Wadebridge" on the 15.00 service from Loughborough across the winter cabbages at Woodthorpe.
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157 viewsWell its not only a steam gala - but a beer festival above the station booking office at Llangollen
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157 views23/04/2012- GWR 2-6-0 No. 7022 "Foxcote Manor" in Llangollen shed waiting for duties later in the week.
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157 viewsGWR Tank No. 6619 & GNR N7 -1744 paired up with a freight service heading for Carrog.

Incidently, these two engines were the only two facing this way around for the gala and made a nice pairing together,
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157 viewsGWR Tank No. 6619 & GNR N7 -1744 in profile with the freight service heading back towards Llangollen at fishermans crossing
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157 viewsOn Keighley Banks, L&Y 957 heads up the incline out of Keighley, with the 10.25 service for Oxenhope
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157 viewsGuest engine - Ivatt 43106 sandwiched between 41241 & caching stock on the 11.10 out of Keighley
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157 viewsL&Y 957 does a positioning move around Keighley station limits with the Vintage carriage set of coaches from the back of the 11-10 service.
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157 views8F - 48624 heads the through 10.30 service to Leicester captured at Woodthrope working hard.
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157 viewsJinty 47406 costs down the line with the windcutter set captured off the bridge at Woodthorpe
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157 viewsGNR N7 - 1744 takes out the 12.45 service from Loughborough.
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157 views03/07/2013 - Black 5 - 45321 takes at turn on this weeks "Fellsman" seen coasting at speed towards Langho station in drizzly conditions
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