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"Flying Scotsman" at Edge Hill on its return from America
February 1973 |
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Liverpool Riverside station, 2 years after closure
10 March 1973 |
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Rock Ferry, the electric service for Liverpool on the left and the dmu for Chester on the right with the closed lines to Birkenhead Woodside behind
10 March 1973 |
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The Preston platform at Ormskirk
10 March 1973 |
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Emu for Liverpool Exchange at Ormskirk
10 March 1973 |
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Ede Hill station
28 March 1973 |
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Newton Abbot
28 March 1973 |
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A class 52 at Newton Abbot with a local train to Paignton
28 March 1973 |
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Aller Junction
28 March 1973 |
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Torre
28 March 1973 |
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Torquay
28 March 1973 |
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Paignton
28 March 1973 |
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Paignton
28 March 1973 |
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In May some friends and I joined a BR-sponsored excursion from Bristol to Wick (!). Here we are at Bromsgrove waiting for the banker to be attached
04 May 1973 |
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The Bankers are buffered-up to the 17-car train
04 May 1973 |
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Passing Blackwell with the bankers about to be dropped off
04 May 1973 |
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Dalwhinnie at dawn
05 May 1973 |
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Kingussie
05 May 1973 |
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Approaching Aviemore
05 May 1973 |
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Aviemore
05 May 1973 |
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The Speyside line at Aviemore
05 May 1973 |
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Carr Bridge
05 May 1973 |
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Near Slochd
05 May 1973 |
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Near Slochd
05 May 1973 |
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Findhorn Viaduct
05 May 1973 |
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Looking down Strath Dearne from the Findhorn Viaduct
05 May 1973 |
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Strath Dearne
05 May 1973 |
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On arrival at Inverness we were propelled into the "North" platform 6 and the sleeping cars removed, leaving 11 for the run north
05 May 1973 |
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Inverness
05 May 1973 |
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The River Ness
05 May 1973 |
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The River Ness
05 May 1973 |
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The River Ness
05 May 1973 |
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The 08.20 to Edinburgh at Inverness. Note the Griddle Car 4th back from the locos
05 May 1973 |
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The "Royal Highlander" from Euston on arrival at Inverness
05 May 1973 |
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The excursion from Bristol ready to depart from Inverness
05 May 1973 |
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The excursion from Bristol ready to depart from Inverness
05 May 1973 |
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Muir of Ord
05 May 1973 |
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Muir of Ord
05 May 1973 |
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Muir of Ord crossing the morning train from Kyle of Lochalsh
05 May 1973 |
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Dingwall
05 May 1973 |
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Dingwall
05 May 1973 |
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Dingwall
05 May 1973 |
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Dingwall
05 May 1973 |
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Invergordon
05 May 1973 |
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Invergordon
05 May 1973 |
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Tain
05 May 1973 |
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Running along the Dornoch Firth
05 May 1973 |
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Running along the Dornoch Firth
05 May 1973 |
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Kyle of Sutherland
05 May 1973 |
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Carbisdale Castle from Invershin bridge over the Kyle of Sutherland
05 May 1973 |
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Looking down the Kyle of Sutherland from Invershin bridge
05 May 1973 |
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Carbisdale Castle
05 May 1973 |
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Looking up Strath Oykel from Invershin
05 May 1973 |
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The Shin Falls
05 May 1973 |
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Lairg
05 May 1973 |
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Lairg Town and Loch Shin
05 May 1973 |
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Running down Strathfleet to Rogart
05 May 1973 |
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Strathfleet
05 May 1973 |
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Helmsdale
05 May 1973 |
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Strath of Kildonan above Helmsdale
05 May 1973 |
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Kildonan
05 May 1973 |
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The mountains of NW Sutherland
05 May 1973 |
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Loch an Ruathair and Foinavon
05 May 1973 |
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Forsinard
05 May 1973 |
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Forsinard
05 May 1973 |
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At Forsinard we had to wait 45min for the midday train from Wick
05 May 1973 |
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The A897 to the north coast of Scotland at Forsinard
05 May 1973 |
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Mainstreet, Forsinard
05 May 1973 |
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The train from the north arrives at Forsinard
05 May 1973 |
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Entering Wick
05 May 1973 |
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Wick (in pouring Rain)
05 May 1973 |
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Wick station
05 May 1973 |
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High St, Wick
05 May 1973 |
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Wick Harbour
05 May 1973 |
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Wick station
05 May 1973 |
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The 4-coach Wick portion is shunted clear (the other 5 cars went to Thurso)
05 May 1973 |
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A coach trip was arranged to John O'Groats
05 May 1973 |
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Friends (I foget their names!!) at John O'Groats
05 May 1973 |
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Scrabster harbour (near Thurso)
05 May 1973 |
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Scrabster
05 May 1973 |
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Carlisle early on the Sundat morning, with the OHLE masts being erected
06 May 1973 |
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Carlisle at 07.20 on a Sunday morning
06 May 1973 |
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Carlisle
06 May 1973 |
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Carlisle
06 May 1973 |
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Leaving Carlisle via the S&C
06 May 1973 |
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Petteril Bridge Jn
06 May 1973 |
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Passing the remains of Durran Hill sheds
06 May 1973 |
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Appleby
06 May 1973 |
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Ormside Viaduct - the class 47 had the 17-car train at nearly 80mph here at the bottom of the "Long Drag"
06 May 1973 |
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Kirby Stephen
06 May 1973 |
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Above Kirby Stephen
06 May 1973 |
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Birkett Tunnel
06 May 1973 |
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Looking across the Eden Valley at MP 262
06 May 1973 |
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The upper Eden Valley
06 May 1973 |
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The upper Eden Valley
06 May 1973 |
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Ais Gill
06 May 1973 |
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Looking down Garsdale
06 May 1973 |
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Dent station
06 May 1973 |
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Dent Dale
06 May 1973 |
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Arten Gill Viaduct
06 May 1973 |
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Dent Head Viaduct
06 May 1973 |
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Blea Moor
06 May 1973 |
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Battymoss Viaduct
06 May 1973 |
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D340 in the dirt at Hellifield
06 May 1973 |
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Hellifield
06 May 1973 |
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Daisyfield Jn, Blackburn
06 May 1973 |
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Blackburn station being rationalised
06 May 1973 |
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Blackburn
06 May 1973 |
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OLE awaiting insulators at Farrington Jn
06 May 1973 |
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Rugeley TV, heading for the Chase line
06 May 1973 |
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Climbing over Cannock Chase
06 May 1973 |
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Cannock Chase
06 May 1973 |
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Ryecroft Jn, Walsall
06 May 1973 |
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Passing Walsall station
06 May 1973 |
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Rounding the curve from Grand Jn to St Andrews Jn
06 May 1973 |
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View from the Camp Hill line of the GW line into Moor St (Snow Hill was closed at this time)
06 May 1973 |
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3H 1126 at Westbury
12 May 1973 |
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Westbury
12 May 1973 |
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Class 47 1646 at Westbury with a Bristol - Weymouth train
12 May 1973 |
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Westbury
12 May 1973 |
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Bristol TM with 3H 1127 after arrival from Portsmouth
12 May 1973 |
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3H 1127 at Bristol TM forming a train from Portsmouth
12 May 1973 |
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Paddington train arriving at Bristol TM
12 May 1973 |
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The nameplate of 6000 "King George V"
02 June 1973 |
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Hereford looking north with 6000 in the distance on the Down Goods. The layout here was radically changed shortly after this was taken, and many buildings demolished
02 June 1973 |
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"KGV" passes Aylestone Hill signalbox
02 June 1973 |
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"KGV" in Platform 1 at Hereford
02 June 1973 |
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9F 92203 arrives at Hereford with an excursion from the nouth
02 June 1973 |
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9F 92203 at Hereford. This had been given the name "Black Prince" by its owner David Shepherd
02 June 1973 |
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Some of the crowds at Hereford
02 June 1973 |
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KGV ready to set off after taking over from the 9F
02 June 1973 |
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6000 "King George V" departs fro Hereford with a southbound excursion
02 June 1973 |
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That policeman would not be stood there today!
02 June 1973 |
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"Hymek" D7001 awaits departure from Worcester with aPaddington train
02 June 1973 |
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Worcester
02 June 1973 |
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With a friend, I took a week's railroving in 1973. Here we are at Lincoln St Marks: this station has been completely redeveloped
24 September 1973 |
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Lincoln
24 September 1973 |
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Pelham St Jn
24 September 1973 |
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Lincoln DMU depot
24 September 1973 |
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Lincoln
24 September 1973 |
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Market Rasen
24 September 1973 |
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Approaching Wrawby Jn
24 September 1973 |
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Wrawby Jn
24 September 1973 |
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Wrawby Jn
24 September 1973 |
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Barnetby station
24 September 1973 |
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Grimsby
24 September 1973 |
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Grimsby
24 September 1973 |
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Grimsby
24 September 1973 |
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Habrough
24 September 1973 |
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Brocklesby, this station closed in 1993
24 September 1973 |
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On the 4-track section between Brocklesby and Barnetby
24 September 1973 |
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Approaching Barnetby
24 September 1973 |
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Wrawby Jn
24 September 1973 |
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Scunthorpe
24 September 1973 |
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The Bridge over the Trent at Althorpe
24 September 1973 |
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76023 ex-works at Doncaster
24 September 1973 |
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Approaching Totley Tunnel
24 September 1973 |
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Somewhere in the Hope Valley
24 September 1973 |
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Castleton
24 September 1973 |
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Castleton
24 September 1973 |
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Hope sidings
24 September 1973 |
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At the top of the Hope Valley near Edale
24 September 1973 |
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Edale
24 September 1973 |
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Cowburn Tunnel
24 September 1973 |
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Chinley North Jn
24 September 1973 |
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Chinley
24 September 1973 |
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Ribblehead taken from the Thames-Clyde Express
25 September 1973 |
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Ribblehead
25 September 1973 |
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Ribblehead
25 September 1973 |
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Blea Moor
25 September 1973 |
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Dent Dale
25 September 1973 |
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Garsdale
25 September 1973 |
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Garsdale
25 September 1973 |
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Garsdale station
25 September 1973 |
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Garsdale
25 September 1973 |
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Ais Gill
25 September 1973 |
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Ais Gill
25 September 1973 |
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MP 262 looking down the Eden Valley
25 September 1973 |
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Meeting an up freight in the upper Eden Valley
25 September 1973 |
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Annan station
25 September 1973 |
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Dumfries
25 September 1973 |
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Dumfries, the Castle Douglas branch diverges
25 September 1973 |
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Nith Valley
25 September 1973 |
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Nith Valley
25 September 1973 |
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Nith Valley
25 September 1973 |
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Nith Valley
26 September 1973 |
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Llandudno: The bottom station of the Great Orme Tramway
26 September 1973 |
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Llandudno
26 September 1973 |
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Llandudno, EE Type 4 287 arrives from the east
26 September 1973 |
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287 runs round
26 September 1973 |
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Heading up the Conwy Valley
26 September 1973 |
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Staff exchange at Llanrwst
26 September 1973 |
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Llanrwst
26 September 1973 |
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Heading on up to Blaenau Ffestiniog
26 September 1973 |
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Blaenau Ffestiniog Branch
26 September 1973 |
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Blaenau Ffestiniog Branch
26 September 1973 |
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Viaduct above Bettws-y-Coed
26 September 1973 |
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Stream under viaduct
26 September 1973 |
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Approaching the tunnel
26 September 1973 |
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The north end of the tunnel through to Blaenau Ffestiniog
26 September 1973 |
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Blaenau Ffestiniog
26 September 1973 |
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Blaenau Ffestiniog
26 September 1973 |
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Blaenau Ffestiniog - the old Festiniog Railway station "Closed Temporarily"
26 September 1973 |
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The view on beyond BF towards the old GW station, which is where the current joint NR/FR station is located
26 September 1973 |
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Returning back into the tunnel
26 September 1973 |
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Seascale
27 September 1973 |
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Sellafield
27 September 1973 |
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Sellafield
27 September 1973 |
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Braystones
27 September 1973 |
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Nethertown, crossing a train of long-welded rail
27 September 1973 |
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Approaching Corkickle
27 September 1973 |
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Corkickle, with the single line tunnel to Whitehaven
27 September 1973 |
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Whitehaven Bransty
27 September 1973 |
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Crianlarich, the overnight sleeper from King's Cross drops off the newspapers
28 September 1973 |
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Crianlarich Upper with the overnight sleeper from King's Cross
28 September 1973 |
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Crianlarich Lower, then used as a timber loading point
28 September 1973 |
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Strathfillan
28 September 1973 |
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Near Tyndrum Lower
28 September 1973 |
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Glen Lochy
28 September 1973 |
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Dalmally
28 September 1973 |
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Kileburn Castle at the head of Loch Awe
28 September 1973 |
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Kileburn Castle at the head of Loch Awe
28 September 1973 |
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Looking up Glenstrae with the A85 on the bridge
28 September 1973 |
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Loch Awe
28 September 1973 |
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The Avalanche Signals in the Pass of Brander
28 September 1973 |
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Pass of Brander
28 September 1973 |
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Power station at the outlet from Loch Awe in the Pass of Brander
28 September 1973 |
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Taynuilt
28 September 1973 |
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Loch Etive
28 September 1973 |
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The Connel Ferry Bridge (which used to carry the Ballachulish branch)
28 September 1973 |
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Connel Ferry
28 September 1973 |
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Connel Ferry Bridge
28 September 1973 |
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Oban, with some sun at last!
28 September 1973 |
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Arriving into Oban
28 September 1973 |
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Oban with the morning train from Glasgow arrived
28 September 1973 |
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Oban
28 September 1973 |
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Oban
28 September 1973 |
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The outside of Oban station
28 September 1973 |
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Inside Oban station. This has now been demolished
28 September 1973 |
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Oban
28 September 1973 |
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Another view of Loch Awe
28 September 1973 |
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Looking down Loch Lomond
28 September 1973 |
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Loch Lomond
28 September 1973 |
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Crossing a freight at Arrochar
28 September 1973 |
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View across Loch Long of a campsite where we camped as a family in 1966
28 September 1973 |
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Looking down Loch Long
28 September 1973 |
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Glen Douglas
28 September 1973 |
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Dalrymple Jn from a Glasgow - Stranraer train
28 September 1973 |
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Girvan
28 September 1973 |
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The start of the single line at Girvan
28 September 1973 |
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Passing Didcot
29 September 1973 |
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"Burton Agnes Hall" at Banbury
29 September 1973 |
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Banbury
29 September 1973 |
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Stafford with a pair of class 24s dragging a failed class 83
29 September 1973 |
