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@njvphotographee

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Amateur photographer based in the North West with a main interest in Heritage Railways and photography. All views, comments and opinions are my own.

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The woman of the moment , caught in a moment of thought @JoanneMCrompton on 34092 City of Wells
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Hi all, #Steamfix video today, a class 24 diesel has failed on a heavy freight and 8f class locomotive 48305 has been summoned to assist. Meanwhile Jinty 47298 has been requested as a banker , perhaps 🤔, watch to the end and enjoy sights and sounds of days gone by.
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Good morning all, I start today with last nights sunset over Manchester. Never seen anything like it. Have a great day @StormHour @bbcweather @BBCWthrWatchers
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2 years
I recently posted a photo of steam on the Manchester Metrolink, here is a short video at Radcliffe as the works train departs
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2 years
For your #FridayFeeling the #Steamfix returns with 4 locos in one photo. Have a great day everyone
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2 years
Good morning, little and large for todays #Steam in a scene never to be repeated. Have a great Sunday everyone
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10 months
A rare occurrence ⁦ @RailwayMuseum ⁩ today , the cod mouth of Mallard was opened and then as seen in the video closed . I have never seen this happen with Mallard
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2 years
Good morning, again, this video clip is todays #steamfix , crank up the volume, watch to the end to see the second pug , the sounds of the wagons. Pure magic of times gone by.
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2 years
Have a great evening all, from my archives and the best photographic evening I initiated and helped organise. @DelticPS
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Good morning everyone, for your #tuesdayvibe one I have shared before but I feel that a reflection is poignant for todays #Steamfix . This photo is in my top 5 of all time . Welcome to my new followers and thank you to everyone who likes and re tweets over the years.
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Good morning all, the #Steamfix taken last Saturday at the @WorthValley . 8 , yes 8 locomotives all in steam. One is behind 44871 on the left . Wow , an amazing sight I set off at 0600 to capture. The people who made this happen deserve tremendous credit . Have a great day.
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Good afternoon all, weather poor again with a lot of cloud so lighten an evening mood what better than a #Dieselfix . Well to be precise 5 deltics singing their Napier noise.
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2 years
Hi everyone, for your #sundayvibes it's a colourful #Steamfix today from my archives Have a great day everyone.
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Good morning all, the #Steamfix , moving the goods on a frosty morning. Have a great Thursday and Cumbrian friends stay safe with the weather.
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One year ago in that there #London , the most amazing conditions for a #Steamfix . Have a great day everyone.
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2 years
#Flyingscotsman in the shed at night for the evening #Steamfix . Have a lovely evening all.
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#Steamfix the lady of the moment still , rightly so. One of my favourite people photos of @JoanneMCrompton so here she is , the accompanying photo is of a service Joanne was firing . Seems to me you would have to be competent to fire a loco of that size and heavy train @RAIL .
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Only for a ten minute window if that , is this angle of light to illuminate and create this stunning light . Add that it only happens for approx 2 weeks a year and for your evening #Steamfix patience and perseverance pays off from my archives.
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Good morning all , September 1969 for the amazing #Steamfix from the Harvey Scowcroft collection . This one overlooking the Walkden area with a train from Astley Green colliery to br exchange sidings. Have a great day all.
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An ex works ex LMS class 25 locomotive is seen shunting on a glorious winters morning with @LiamBarnesPhoto . @RAIL @chris_railway . What a stunning job the owners have done with those tankers. All restored and painted by volunteers.
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Good morning all , I have quite a few new followers so apologies for a repeat for the #Steamfix with #FlyingScotsman100 . Have a great day everyone.
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@elrdiesel ⁩ ⁦ @ELRPSociety ⁩ ⁦ @RAIL ⁩ Photographic afternoon recreating those 1970s days just now .
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September 1964 and Heap Bridge near Bury is todays #Steamfix from the Harvey Scowcroft collection. This scene is unrecognisable now as all to the left is now gone . Have a great day all .
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7th August 1965 is todays #Steamfix from the Harvey Scowcroft collection. This is #Shrewsbury . I have rescued the colour balance and darkness in photoshop . Given the original slide is near 60 years old the quality is stunning . Have a great day all.
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2 years
From me a princess and a Jubilee have a wonderful evening . Thank you again for the likes and re tweets of my #Steamfix , means a lot.
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My friends I tell you funniest programme ever was #HIGNFY with @VictoriaCoren in superb form , possibly the best ever episode . Ps Victoria, pls tell me you would not shag Lawrence 🦊 lol
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Good morning all , #steamfix for today , 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley in shed . A photo that for many reasons I will never be able to repeat so it’s a real treasure. Have the best day you can everyone.
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A quartet of steam locomotives for the evening #Steamfix from my archives . Have a lovely evening all. Take care
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2 years
Good morning everyone, off to the seaside for todays #steamfix . 20 years ago took this slide, scanned last night. Have a great day everyone.
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It's a goodnight from me with one of the most unusual workings you will ever see. No photoshop, from my archives @MCRMetrolink ,Radcliffe at 3am . #Steamfix
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Good morning all, crank up the volume as 45212 leaves Keighley on the @WorthValley steam gala this morning for the #Steamfix . It really is worth the watch
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For this evenings railway tweet the days of the dmu recreated on a wet night . Have a great evening everyone
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Good morning all, Duchess of Sutherland video clip at Clapham Junction is todays #Steamfix . Have a great day everyone.
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2 years
Good morning all, from my archives on a morning not dissimilar to today the B1 class Mayflower is seen moving the early morning freight . Have a great Sunday everyone
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2 years
Morning, #Steamfix for your #MondayMotivaton , early morning moving the goods along . Have a great day everyone.
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Good morning all, as we are under a met office warming for rain , rain makes puddles :) , an oldie but goldie of 60103 Flying Scotsman, #Steamfix . Have the best day you can everyone.
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Hi all , #Steamfix for today , have the best day you can
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2 years
Good morning all, one I have been looking forward to sharing from the Mike Taylor collection. January 1993 , 4472 Flying Scotsman for the #Steam of the day. Have a great Saturday.
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2 years
Good morning all, for the #Steamfix it’s snow, sun and a morning freight. Sometimes it all comes together. Have a great Sunday everyone.
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Good morning all , a look back to last year and ⁦ @railwaytouring ⁩ special from #London approaching #Clapham for the #Steamfix . This one instantly in my top ten of all time I think for railway photography.
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Have a lovely evening all, #Deltic fix for the evening. Enjoy the sunshine if you have it, thanks as always for favourites and re tweets. My photo from a few years ago 😀
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21st August 2016 is your #Steamfix as 46115 Scots Guardsman is seen leaving #Manchester Oxford Road . The station is Grade 2 listed and based on the Sydney Opera House with its structured curved roof sections. @northernassist and @networkrail being the custodians .
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Morning all, the moving the goods theme continues with the #steamfix , you may have gathered a theme on the location :). Have a great Sunday everyone.
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For the night time #Steamfix it’s that engine again #FlyingScotsman from my archives , have a lovely evening everyone.
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Good morning all, winter is coming. . #FlyingScotsman in the snow is the #steamfix for your #sundayvibes . Have a great day all.
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Good morning all, for your #Wednesdayvibe the #Steamfix from my vaults.. Have a great day everyone.
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Good morning all, for the #steamfix and your #sundayvibes comes from an early morning on the @WorthValley as engines readied for a recent steam gala. Have a great day all and thank you for the support of my photos. Means a lot
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Good morning all , 5th June 2010 and a claggy departure from Blackpool North for the #Steamfix for today . Have the best day you can everyone.
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2 years
Good morning everyone, hope you all have a great Friday. #Steamfix for todays theme is moving the goods. I quite like this as different as the way the sun catches the early morning exhaust. Have the best day you can all, certainly a wet one here.
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Good morning , a short video clip of this mornings whistle up ⁦ @RudyardLake ⁩ railway #Steamfix , short clip but worth the noise
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2 years
Good morning everyone, for your #mondaythoughts a #steamfix from Saturday and the @WorthValley steam gala preparations. 7 engines in this photo. Have a great day
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12th Feb 1983 is todays #Steamfix from the Harvey Scowcroft collection . Have a great day everyone
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Good morning all, a different view for your #SundayMorning as 34092 City of Wells on the approach to Bury with @JoanneMCrompton on the regulator 😀 2nd April 2022. #Steamfix
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Good morning all , #Steamfix for your #MondayMorning . May be a marmite photo this one , taken on Saturday , the steam clears just enough to reveal the loco. Have a great day everyone
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Good morning all, with the news that 60007 Sir Nigel Gresley is visiting @eastlancsrly next year for the #Steamfix here is the loco on a previous visit in 2014 , my son beaming as the fireman, next time he will be driving it. Dreams come true
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4 years
Good morning all , this mornings #mondayinspiration comes in the shape of 3 the a4 class steam locomotive from my archives seen @nymr . Have a great day all.
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3 years
Google reminded me of this today from December 2007. Have fun all , its a #sunset #Steamfix taken on the @eastlancsrly #Stormhour #ThePhotoHour
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Good morning all , 46100 Royal Scot is todays #Steamfix . Have the best day you can. Everyone
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7 months
Good afternoon on a joyous day , #Steamfix is a short video from last Sunday on the line from Buxton to Hindlow with ⁦ @westcoastrail ⁩ and ⁦ @railwaytouring ⁩ . Hope everyone enjoys the video clip.
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Morning all , 6th April 1966 is todays #Steamfix from the Harvey Scowcroft collection , now owned and curated by myself. Carlisle Kingmoor is the depot . Have a great day everyone
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2 years
Morning all, its a namer of a #Steamfix today , 71000 Duke of Gloucester and 3440 City of Truro. Hope everyone has a great day. This was July 2007.
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#dieselfix for today comes from Manchester and my archives . Have a great day all.
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Good morning all, a look back to September 2014 and at approx 3am on a Sunday morning . @eastlancsrly provided steam power for an engineers train on @MCRMetrolink . These previously unpublished photos of mine are for your #Steamfix . Have a great day
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Morning all, a look back to some Great Western #Steamfix from 2005 on the ⁦ @LlangollenRail ⁩ . Have the best day you can all..
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Have a lovely evening all , a night time #Steamfix from my archives.
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Good morning , a colourful study of North Eastern Railway liveried p3 for your #thursdayvibes with the #Steamfix . Have a great safe day.
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Good morning all, 23 years ago I took todays #Steamfix . Hope everyone has the best day they can.
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Good morning all for the #Steamfix a dip into my archives to welcome back #Frost this morning . This one from about 20 years ago. Taken on the ⁦ @eastlancsrly ⁩ . This view now changed with a caravan park and green metallic fencing. Have a great day everyone.
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Good evening everyone , every once in a while I do crazy things to get the angle I need for the photo. So for this #Steamfix at #sunsetphotography I lay flat on my stomach in oil, coal, soot, dust, water for this one @StormHour
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2 years
A goodnight #steamfix with #Princesselizabeth . Sleep well everyone
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4 months
Good morning all , 16th May 1981 is the date of todays #Steamfix from the Harvey Scowcroft collection. A Carnforth to Chester tour seen here at Burnden junction . Bolton can be seen in the background. Have a great day all .
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#BoxingDay and a look back to the 26th December 2004, wow 17 years ago , for the #Steamfix . Conditions do not get much better for steam photography than this.
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Good morning all, the #Steamfix for your #Saturday is 3440 City of Truro . Have a great day everyone.
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Good morning all , for your #Sundayvibes a Saint in the rain video , watch as the engine passes by with the fireman firing and the glow of the firebox . Have a great day everyone, loco is from ⁦ @DidcotRailwayC ⁩ and seen on ⁦ @eastlancsrly ⁩ yesterday #Steamfix
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Good morning, I know I have a few followers who like a #Deltic so for the #fridaymorning photo here you go. Be safe in the storms
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Good morning all , from my archives it’s the #Steamfix for your #mondaythoughts of days gone bye , love the horse just not bothered. Have a great day everyone, at least it’s not as cold.
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Good morning all, #Steamfix video from yesterday, it’s a short one but right loco on a superb local set from yesterday at the ⁦ @GcrGreat ⁩ last hurrah gala . Have a great Sunday everyone
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Good morning all , it’s a case of double standards for your #Steamfix this #MondayMotivation . Visiting from Severn Valley , std 4 pilots Std 5 past Woodthorpe bridge . Have a great day all
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Good morning , for your #Steamfix of today we are looking back to the days of the Great Western with a winters feel. Have a great day and thanks again for your support on twitter. Very humbled with the number of people looking each day.
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Good morning all , the wintry seasonal #Steamfix continues . Have a great day all , the best you can
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Good morning all, a short video of a lms pug locomotive shunting in the rain from last week for the #Steamfix . Have a great Sunday everyone.
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7th August 1965, Shrewsbury shed from the late Harvey Scowcroft collection is todays #Steamfix , oh for a time machine. Please note I am now the owner of the collection following Harvey passing last year. He is still greatly missed by us all who knew him. His legacy lives on.
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Good morning all, if today goes to plan it will be a special one for the #Steamfix and #FridayFeeling , reflecting on the week gone. @RailwayMuseum famous locomotive #FlyingScotsman for you today in a reflective mood. Have a good one all.
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Good morning all, the # Steamfix today is in a reflective mood. Portrait mode so may need a click. This has been one of my best viewed photos on Flickr and Facebook. Hope you like it. Take care all
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Sorry am late with your #MondayMotivaton #steamfix , here is @71000Loco in profile from my archives. Keep well everyone
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Good morning, the #Steamfix is a portrait of 3440 City of Truro, seen here in 2005 on the ⁦ @CVRofficialsite ⁩ . Have a great day everyone.
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Good morning all, 22 years ago todays #Steamfix was taken so a scanned negative for this double header. 75014 and 42765 cross Brooksbottom viaduct on the ⁦ @eastlancsrly ⁩ under a #stormhour sky. Have a great day everyone.
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Good morning all , the #Steamfix before Mass this morning . A look back to 2007 , 76079 pilots 5690 Leander past 3440 City of Truro . Have a great day everyone, the best you can .
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Morning all, short video clip from a recreation of an East German train, note the DR on the coaches and uniform of the guard. Have a great day all.
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7 months
December 2017 saw the most amazing sunset on shed I have ever seen . So a sunset #Steamfix for this evening that I hope you enjoy . It’s exactly as it was ⁦ @JoanneMCrompton ⁩ was there from memory.
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2 years
Good morning all, no signs of winter yet so the #steamfix is from winters past, well about 20 years ago. Have a great Saturday.
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My friend Driver Cronin takes Earl of Mount Edgecumbe with a lovely bark out of Crewe earlier this afternoon. 1st June 2024 with the Mersey Express . #Steamfix
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Good morning , for your #SaturdayMorning it’s the #Steamfix with guest photographer @Jonathanburry . This is a sight we are unlikely to see again. Have a great day everyone
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Good morning all , #Steamfix from the ⁦ @LlangollenRail ⁩ gala this morning . The sun just came out as train came into my stills view . Enjoy everyone
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Good morning all , as 45690 Leander is now at the ⁦ @eastlancsrly ⁩ for the steam gala it’s a Jubilee class #Steamfix this week. Have the best Monday you can everyone.
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4 months
Good morning all , 1st January 1966 is todays #Steamfix from the Harvey Scowcroft collection , Lostock Junction near Bolton . Have the best day you can everyone
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Morning all , the #Steamfix for today. Have a great day . In pouring rain 8f class loco 48151 storms the steep grade towards Wilpshire summit near Blackburn.
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Hi everyone, another loco now retired for the #Steamfix , seen here from my archives. Have the best day you can everyone.
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My dear friends I have neglected your #Steamfix . Normally photographers do not photograph the tender on an engine coming towards them . However with the conditions of 23rd December 2009 how could I not . Hope you like the smoke trail on a bitterly cold morning.
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2 years
Good morning all, one of the most dramatic #Steamfix I have ever taken . A foot crossing at the North end of Ramsbottom station on the @eastlancsrly is the location for today from my archives. Have a great day everyone.
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