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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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Class 33 33109 "Captain Bill Smith RNR"136 views30/03/2018 - Class 33 33109 "Captain Bill Smith RNR" at Townsend Fold crossing on 2J62 - 14.00 service to Bury,
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LMS Stanier Jubilee - 45699 "Galatea" in disguise as 45627/45562 Sierra Leone/Alberta136 views06/03/2022 - LMS Stanier Jubilee - 45699 "Galatea" in other guises heads south at German Lane on "The Peaks Express" from Preston to Derby and return.
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Andrew Barclay 1950/1928 ‘Heysham No.2’136 viewsDelivered new to the Liverpool Corporation in 1928, the loco was later transferred to Lancaster Power Station in 1966, until moving to it’s final place of work, Heysham Power station in 1971. The availability of high pressure steam meant that the fireless locomotive was a very efficient method of traction.


The locomotive spent a number of years on display at Southport after being delivered on long term loan in 1993, before moving with the collection to Riversway, arriving on 1st April 1999.

The loco completed a full cosmetic restoration in 2006, and is currently exhibited in the museum building. Heysham No.2 is similar to the locomotive “Duke” – which used to work at Preston Docks.
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135 viewsBR Std 5 - 73129 waits for departure at Bury Bolton street on an evening photo shoot

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135 views08/02/2011 - A race sort of ensued between me and Tangmere to get from Nappa to Billington first.
I arrived as it did but having the wrong lens on the camera, this was the resulting picture.
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135 viewsBR Std 2 78019 in disguise as 78054 with the 11.25 service rounding the curve at Kinchley Lane.

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135 viewsLittleton Ruston LBT 15 sits in the sunshine at the end of a shunt

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135 views0-4-0 "Isabel" double heads "Paddy" on a freight train out of the station loop

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135 views0-6-0 L & Y 957 - this time on a demo freight train.

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135 views"Bellerophon" & 0-4-0 Beyer Peacock ST at Dilhorne park about to couple up to the coal train

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135 viewsCross country 220 032
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LNER Gresley A4 Pacific - 4-6-2 - 60009 "Union of South Africa"135 views60009 "Union of South Africa" pulls backwards the 10-00 service from Pickering at Darnholme
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135 viewsBr Std Tank - 80072 pilots 9f 92214 away from Moorgates heading towards Pickering.
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135 views08/08/2011 - The 2nd "Mersey Moorlander" again headed by LMS Black 5 - 45305 returns towards Preston along the WCML approaching Brock footbridge.
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135 views10/08/2011 - 4th Fellsman of the season and 8F - 48151 is pulling the load on a damp & dull Wednesday, captured west of Blackburn at the top of the climb at Hougton going under the road bridge.
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135 views15/08/2011 - Britannia Class - 70013 "Oliver Cromwell" heads the 3rd running of the "Mersey Moorlander" caught coasting down Whalley Banks at Billington heading towards Hellifield on the outward leg.
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