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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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Peak Class 46 - D182 (46045)289 views08/07/2016 - Peak Class D182 (46045) returning from Rawtenstall in Burrs cutting on 2J56 - 13.43 from Rawtenstall.
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United States of America Transportation Corps S160 no. 6046289 viewsUSA Transportation Corps S160 no. 6046 at Cheddleton waiting to depart for Ipstones loop
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LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Black 5 - 45205289 views21/07/1962 - LMS Black 5 - 45205 with 1T65 leaving Great Harwood station for Blackburn and onto Blackpool on a wakes week holiday special.
B & W photograph G Robinson.
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Gresley A4 - 60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley"289 views05/06/2024 - Gresley A4 - 60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley" approaching Selside on the climb over the S & C to Carlisle on a running of the Fellsman
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288 viewsClose up of the Std Tanks - 80080 piloting 80072 passing Burrs foot crossing on the 16,15 service from Bury
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288 views45337 on the front of the parcels train

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288 views34067 "Tangmere heading along the straight approaching Long Preston with a loaded test runNew
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288 views30777 "Sir Lamiel" about to go under the bridge at Woodthorpe
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288 views0-4-0DM D2911 on pilot duties at Brownhills West Station
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LMS Stanier Pacific - 6201 "Princess Elizabeth"288 views22/08/09 - 6201"Princess Elizabeth" returns from Carlisle at Billington having just pulled off Whalley Viaduct with a "Cumbrian Mountain Express" running

Sat 22-Aug THE CUMBRIAN MOUNTAIN EXPRESS
Liverpool-Carlisle
46201 : Liverpool-Shap-Carlisle-Settle-Wigan-Liverpool

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GWR Collett '5101' Class 'Large Prairie' 2-6-2T 5199288 views5199 heads off down thw line towards Llangollen at Carrog

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288 views25/08/2011 - 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" at the front of "The Cathedrals Express" approaching Barrow on a excursion from London to Carlisle - steam hauled over the S & C from Preston to Carlisle and down the WCML to Carnforth.
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288 views12/11/2011 - 6201 "Princess Elizabeth" approaches Shap on the outward journey steam hauled from Crewe to Glasgow with day 1 of "The Royal Scot"

After waiting 15 minutes in a field near Brock, north of Preston, it suddenly appeared without warning - any approaching sound drowned out by the sound of the M6 and passed at full speed still running 20 mins early on provisional times, I didnt get chance to press a button to talk a picture - just one of those days
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288 viewsA drive down the line at this point catches 44871 arriving at Rawtenstall with the 10.10 service from Bury.
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288 views44871 pilots 45407 out of Rawtenstall with the 10.53 as far as Ramsbottom then 45407 takes it alone on to Bury.
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288 views27/04/2014 - L & Y 0-6-0 No. 12322 at Bolton Abbey station
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