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Neil's Photos (Pre 68 Steam, Pre TOPS Diesels, Steam & Diesel Galas & Railtours

neil65

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I went up to the NYMR yesterday Thursday 30th July,
60163 Tornado was out working the pre booked service only for 2 round trips

Earlier

60163 Tornado seen here inside the carriage shed at Pickering
60163 Tornado arriving tender first and running round at Grosmont

60163 Tornado Grosmont Station
60163 Tornado departing Grosmont with the 11:35 service to Pickering

Walk up to the running shed at Grosmont featured
926 Repton on steam Test
44806 & 45428 Eric Treacy under repair
92134 having a new chimney fitted
Newly converted to oil firing 2253 Omaha has some maintennance carried out

Rostered locos working was a diesel only service due to fire risk on the normal timetable with 31128,37668 & the LNER Auto car.
31128 at Pickering
47077 North Star stabled at Pickering
37688 Great Locks departing Grosmont
North Eastern Railway Autocar No. 3170 & trailer arriving at Grosmont from Pickering

Plus many more

Neil
 
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I spent the day travelling on my local preserved line, the KWVR on Saturday, 3 locos doing the roster, 47715 Doing the first round trip diesel hauled service, with 41241 taking over from it, also 75078 was working the other steam roster of the day.
On a weekend the diesel works double headed with a steam loco from Haworth-Oxenhope-Haworth
This saturday it was 41241 & 47715 seen at Haworth & oxenhope

Haworth shed yard taken from passing train
52044 had worked the previous Monday-Friday summer timetable roster and was waiting to be 'Put to bed' on Haworth shed
Quite lucky with this one while passing back from Oxenhope
78022 had been pulled out of the shed and attached to the front of 52044 and then shunted back into the shed

75078 at Oakworth
75078 at Haworth
75078 in the headshunt at Oxenhope
41241 at Oakworth

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Yesterday Saturday 8th August i went over to the East Lancashire Railway for there 'L&YR' running day
Featuring Aspinall LYR Class 21 0-4-0ST 'Pug' 11243 on driver experience duties, Aspinall L&YR Class 27 0-6-0 52322, Aspinall class 23 0-6-0ST 11456 (The Class 23 0-6-0ST locomotives were initially built in 1876–87 by L&Y locomotive superintendent Barton Wright as a class of 280 0-6-0 tender engines. 230 of these were rebuilt as saddle tanks at Horwich Works by Aspinall between 1891 and 1900. Rebuilt as saddle tank in 1896 11456 was sold to coal industry 1937; owned now by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Trust,
D8069 was doing the diesel roster for the day.

11456 & 52322 ran double headed while i was there

11243 'Pug' was doing driver experience trips in and around Bury station for the day
Phone Cam Video of 11234 running along P3 drowned out by the engine of class 20 D8069
Photos at Bury of the Pug

D8069 Looking decidedly ropey with rust holes on the front of the cab, and needing a repaint, (and before anyone says anything i know this is how the owners are running it at the moment having concentrated on making it a runner for the earlier this year ELR diesel gala)

Neil
 

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I had an early morning start for a trip to Wilmslow & Crewe to see the 2 Railway Touring Company's 2 rail tours today, Saturday 15th August.

First stop was Wilmslow for the 'The Cumbrian Coast Express' headed by
37706 with 47746 Chris Fudge on the rear, due to Network Rail steam ban there would be no steam loco added at Carnforth/Carlisle

Then onto Crewe for one of the originally planned diesel railtours, 'The Slate Miner' with 56049 Robin of Templecombe double heading with 47848

In the LSL area was
37402 Oor Wullie
47712 Lady Diana Spencer, 89001 Avocet & 37521 Crewe LSL depot
86101 Sir William Stanier FRS & 90001 Royal Scot Crewe LSL depot

also

37254 Cardiff Canton passed with 0Z37 0808 Derby R.T.C.(Network Rail) to Millerhill S.S. runs light engine through Crewe station

Neil
 

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Yesterday i visited Crewe to see 89001 Avocet on its first public railtour from Crewe-Glasgow-Crewe,
sadly we all know what happened at Warrington, such a shame for the owners, but i'm sure it will be back fully fit soon
89001 Avocet arriving with the ecs at Crewe

Departing Crewe

Just before 89001 departed from Crewe
37401 Mary Queen of Scots arrived light engine from Carlisle

I then travelled down to Stafford for a few hours getting some freight photos, here's a few
90047 & 90013 pass Stafford with 4L67 0959 Trafford Park F.L.T. to Felixstowe North F.L.T.
88003 Genesis passing Stafford with 4M27 0533 Coatbridge (Drs) to Daventry Int Rft Recep Fl
70801 departs Stafford with 6K88 1007 Bradwell Up Sidings Colas to Basford Hall Yard (Fl)
70005 passing through Stafford station with 6B71 0716 Tunstead Sdgs (Fhh) to Northampton Castle Yard
88010 Aurora passing Stafford station with 4S44 1213 Daventry Int Rft Recep Fl to Coatbridge (Drs)

Plus many more
Full days collection

Neil
 

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7 Vintage diesels & 1 vintage Electric loco on 3 railtours was on the menu yesterday Saturday 22nd August 2026.

I had a 6am start from Huddersfield to Staly bridge for 37407 Blackpool Tower & 37423 Perseus with 'The Cestrian Bard' at Stalybridge and later at Crewe.
Then onto Crewe for The Blackpool Express and The Cestrian Bard again (above)
86259 Peter Pan Euston to Crewe, then 37699 T'n'T 47812 Crewe to Blackpool
Then the short trip to Chester for SRPS The Thistle & Dragon
D400 brought the tour down from Scotland & D213 Andania was attached at Chester to Llandudno

All the days photos start here

Neil
 

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