The East Lancs Railway: Heywood - Rawtenstall:
46233 Duchess of Sutherland
ABOVE: Looking magnificent in BR Green and with pre 1956 lion & wheel roundel, LMS 'Duchess' 8P 4-6-2 46233 Duchess of Sutherland passes Brown Cow foot crossing recreating a Euston - Glasgow express on 17th October 2013. Copyright: Steve Andrews / CLASSIC TRACTION. Ref: DSC143271.
BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0 73129
Crossing Burrs Viaduct
BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0 73129 crosses Burrs Viaduct with a mixed parcels working on the 24th January 2011.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Climbing towards Burrs
BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0 73129 climbs towards Burrs and approaches Burrs Viaduct with a parcels working on the 24th January 2011.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Crossing the viaduct
BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0 73129 makes an impressive sight in this telephoto view as she crosses Burrs Viaduct with a parcels working on the 24th January 2011.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Crossing the viaduct - II
BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0 73129 crosses Burrs Viaduct with a mixed parcels working on the 24th January 2011.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Crossing the viaduct - III
BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0 73129 crosses Burrs Viaduct with a mixed parcels working on the 24th January 2011.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Crossing the viaduct - IV
BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0 73129 crosses Burrs Viaduct with a mixed parcels train on the 24th January 2011.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION
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Climbing towards Burrs Cutting
BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0 73129 climbs away from Little Burrs and climbs towards Burrs with a mixed parcels train on the 24th January 2011.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Parcels for Rawtenstall
BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0 73129 climbs past Burrs with a mixed parcels working on the 24th January 2011.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Heading for Rawtenstall
BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0 73129 climbs towards Ramsbottom and Rawtenstall with a parcels working on the 24th January 2011.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Red Bank Memories
Recreating the famous Red Bank mixed parcels train from the 1960s, visiting BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0 73129 enters Brooksbottom Tunnel with a parcels working on the 24th January 2011.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Tunnel Silhouette
BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0 73129 enters Brooksbottom Tunnel with a mixed parcels train on the 24th January 2011.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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The parcels calls at Ramsbottom
BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0 73129 calls at Ramsbottom with a northbound parcels working on the 24th January 2011.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Waiting at the crossing gates
BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0 73129 waits for the road with a parcels working at Ramsbottom on the 24th January 2011.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Waiting at the crossing gates - II
BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0 73129 waits for the road with a parcels working at Ramsbottom on the 24th January 2011.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Ramsbottom departure
BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0 73129 departs Ramsbottom with a parcels working on the 24th January 2011.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Standard 5 on the vans
BR Standard 5MT 4-6-0 73129 leaves Ramsbottom with a parcels working on the 24th January 2011.
Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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Photograph: Copyright Steve Andrews
/ CLASSIC TRACTION.
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