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GWR Pannier Tank 0-6-0 576427 viewsGWR Pannier tank 5764 arrives from Bewdley with a shuttle

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BR Std Pacific 4-6-2 - 71000 "Duke of Gloucester"27 views23/06/2006 - 71000 "Duke of Gloucester" storms out of Bury with the late running 12.20 service towards Ramsbottom at Castlefield sheds

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27 views5051 "Lord Bathurst" / 7903 "Foremarke Hall" go to meet the 13.15
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27 views7903 "Foremarke Hall" passes by with a freight leaving Toddington
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Br Std 4 2-6-0 76079 27 views15/03/2008 - Br Std 4 76079 reaches the top of the climb out of Blackburn at Wilpshire with a re-routed Cotton Mills Express.

Sat 15-Mar THE COTTON MILL EXPRESS [wcrc]
76079: Manchester-Huddersfield-Copy Pit-Blackburn-Bolton-Manchester
Manchester-Bolton-Blackburn-Helllifield-Carnforth-Preston
76079+46201 Preston-Bolton-Manchester
[Rerouted due to line closure at Elland, now doubleheaded back from Preston]
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27 views15/03/08 - BR Std 4 76079 has picked up 6201 "Princess Elizabeth" at Preston and heads down the WCML at Flag lane, Lostock Hall with a re-routed "Cotton Mills Express"

Sat 15-Mar THE COTTON MILL EXPRESS [wcrc]
76079: Manchester-Huddersfield-Copy Pit-Blackburn-Bolton-Manchester
Manchester-Bolton-Blackburn-Helllifield-Carnforth-Preston
76079+46201 Preston-Bolton-Manchester
[Rerouted due to line closure at Elland, now doubleheaded back from Preston]
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LMS Stanier 4-6-2 Pacific - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland"27 views10/05/2008 - 6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" heads south down the WCMl at Farington south junction with the returning Flyde Coast Express

Sat 10-May THE FYLDE COAST EXPRESS
Sheffield-Blackpool
46233: Crewe-Blackpool and return
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LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Jubilee 45690 "Leander"27 views21/07/2008 - Jubilee 5690 "Leander" stops off at Hellifield goods loop for a watering stop on the way to York

22-24 Jul THE SCARBOROUGH SPA EXPRESS - ECS MOVE
York-Scarborough (WCRC) [wcrc]
45690: York-Knaresborough -Harrogate-Leeds-York-Scarborough and return
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LMS Stanier 2-8-0 8F - 4815127 views11/03/2006 - An excursion advertised as "The Big Day Out" hauled by LMS 8F - 48151 from Carnforth to Chester via Hellifield and sporting a "The Green Express" headboard is captured approaching the footcrossing at Billington on the start of the climb up Whalley Banks.

Incidently, the 8F failed at Blackburn on the return home.

Sat 11-Mar The Big Day Out
Carnforth-Chester (WCRC) [wcrc]
48151: Carnforth-Hellifield-Frodsham-Chester -Frodsham-Hellifield-Carnforth
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27 views08/06/2011 - 60163 "Tornado" rushes south along the WCML at Flag Lane, farington with a ECS to Crewe and Didcot
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27 views18/01/2015 - 18/01/2015 - LNER K4 61994 "The Great Marquess" heads towards Burrs on the 13.30 service to Rawtenstall.
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27 views18/01/2015 - Br Std Tank - 80080 rushes Burrs straight on the 14:30 service from bury to Rawtenstall.
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