47545 approaches Colton Bridge with 1M73 11:24 Newcastle to Liverpool Lime Street. 8/11/86. Note how little vegetation was around the lineside at this time and there was no thought of wiring this line then. In fact it was another thirty-odd years before that happened and totally ruined the location.

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47474 passes Buxworth with a newspaper ECS to Longsight on the freezing 5th January 1985. This was taken on 400ASA film, hence the graininess.

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47535 "University of Leicester" passes through a snowy Buxworth Cutting with 1M70 10:09 Barrow to Nottingham. 5/1/85.

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47609 has just arrived at Birmingham New Street with 1M50 08:50 Hove to Manchester Piccadilly. 8/4/85. Thanks to Andy F for the train's ID (see his comment below).

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47407 pulls the ECS of a Poole to Newcastle train out to Heaton on the 21st April 1984.

Tags:   Railway 47407 Newcastle Central Station Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Northumberland ECML Loco Hauled Passenger Train Class 47/4 Class 47 BR Blue Rail Blue Brush Type 4 Sulzer Duff Spoon

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