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2006 |
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24th September Mid Norfolk Railway Diesel Gala |
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Loco: 37259 Location: Leaving Dereham |
Loco: 37259 Location: Leaving Dereham |
Subject: Dereham
station Location: Dereham |
Loco: 56040 Location: Dereham |
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Loco: 56040 Location: Dereham |
Locos: 37259
and 31538 Location: Dereham |
Caption: Inter-City Location: Dereham |
Loco: 50019 Ramillies Location: Dereham |
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1st September Keighley and Worth Valley Railway | |||
The Keighley and Worth Valley Railway was one of the early comers to the preservation scene, reopening in 1968. But the line is perhaps best know for its staring roll in the 1970 film adaptation of Edith Nesbit's The Railway Children. We took a de-tour on the way back to Norfolk, to take a ride on Britain's only 'complete' preserved branch line, you can still start your journey from the junction at Keighley and travel the four and three-quarter miles to Oxenhope. In steam was Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Class 25 No 957. | |||
Loco: 957 Location: Keighley |
Loco: 957 Location: Keighley |
Loco: 957 Location: Keighley |
Subject: Train
crew Location: Keighley |
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Loco: 957 Location: Oxenhope |
Subject: Station
sign Location: Haworth |
Loco: 80002 Location: Haworth shed |
Loco: 68 Location: Haworth shed |
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29th August Thirsk | |||
Situated north of York on the East Coast Main Line is Thirsk. We stopped for about an hour on our trip across country from the Lakes to Pickering. It is the first time I've been to Thirsk since 1997, when the traction was a little more varied! (I later found out that we left 20 minutes before a Deltic came through, Doh!) | |||
Train: Voyager Location: Thirsk |
Train: 225 Location: Thirsk |
Train: 225 Location: Thirsk |
Loco: 158807 Location: Thirsk |
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27th August Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway | |||
The Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway is one of Britain's most famous narrow gauge railways. The line runs for 7 miles, from Ravenglass on the coast to Dalegarth in the center of Eskdale. The line has a very interesting history, originally being 3 foot gauge, it become (its current) 15" gauge in 1915. The R&ER has also carried freight in its time, even the Royal Mail! Today it is defiantly a tourist railway, with over 120,000 passengers every year. Five locos (four steam and one diesel) were in operation during my visit, all pictured below. | |||
Loco: Douglas
Ferreira Location: Dalegarth |
Loco: River
Esk Location: Dalegarth |
Loco: River
Mite Location: Dalegarth |
Loco: River
Irt Location: Miteside loop |
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Loco: Northern
Rock Location: Ravenglass |
Locos: Northern
Rock and River Mite Location: Ravenglass |
Loco: Northern
Rock Location: Ravenglass |
Loco: Northern
Rock Location: Ravenglass |
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26th August Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway | |||
First on our tour of the Lake District and Yorkshire was the Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway. After a very pleasant boat trip across Lake Windermere we stepped onto the train at Lakeside station. The line meanders for three and a half miles through the picturesque Cumbrian countryside with an intermediate stop at Newby Bridge (Halt), before reaching the southern terminus at Haverthwaite. I was hoping (being August) that the railway would have one of their two surviving Fairburn tanks (42073 and 42085) hauling the trains, but we had to make do with Hunslet Austerity 150 Cumbria. | |||
Subject: Taking
on water Location: Haverthwaite |
Loco: 150 Cumbria Location: Haverthwaite |
Loco: Haverthwaite
station Location: Haverthwaite |
Loco: 150 Cumbria Location: Haverthwaite |
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Loco: 20 Location: Haverthwaite shed |
Loco: 42073 Location: Haverthwaite shed |
Loco: Haverthwaite
station Location: Haverthwaite |
Loco: 150 Cumbria Location: Haverthwaite |
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29–30th April East Anglian steam weekend | |||
The bank holiday weekend saw three days of steam specials depart from Norwich, all hauled by LNER B1 61264. Over the weekend, steam returned to the mid Suffolk and Cromer lines for the first time in over 40 years. Pictures below show specials from Saturday (three shots taken at Brundall station, when the loco worked The Easterling) and Sunday (nine pictures round Cromer, on The Broardsman). On both days, the trains were toped and tailed by 47245 and 33025 respectively. | |||
Loco: 156422 Location: Brundall |
Loco: 47245 Location: Brundall |
Loco: 61264 Location: Brundall |
Loco: 156416 Location: Near Gunton |
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Loco: 33025 Location: Near Gunton |
Loco: 61264 Location: Near Gunton |
Loco: 61264 Location: Away from Cromer |
Loco: 61264 Location: Away from Cromer |
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Loco: 61264 Location: Beeston Regis |
Loco: 61264 Location: Beeston Regis |
Loco: 61264 Location: Away from Cromer |
Loco: 61264 Location: Away from Cromer |
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