I've now produced my first-ever self-published book - using Blurb, entitled "Diesels In The Upper Calder Valley". Consisting of 100 pages of photographs ranging from the mid-1980s up to the present day, prices range from £37.99 (plus vat and shipping) for a hard cover, image-wrap copy to £9.99 for the e-book version. Should you wish to purchase (although I'm not really expecting anyone to buy it, as I've done it purely for my own pleasure), you'll need to create a Blurb account and once that's done it should be very straightforward. Payment can be made via Paypal or Card and should you purchase the e-book it will be available immediately. Thanks in advance for any interest. Until midnight on the 23rd March 2018, enter the code BLURBDAY4T for a 40% discount. Enjoy - or not, as the case may be!
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Tags: Blurb Book Diesels In The Upper Calder Valley 37899 Mytholmroyd Cawoods Coal Train Cawoods Class 37 Railfreight Grey Neil Harvey
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Class 20s were never common on the Calder Valley line and by this late stage unknown. I was amazed therefore to see this pair in charge of a Fiddlers Ferry to Milford MGR on the 2nd February 1993, as I'd never seen an MGR behind 20s all the time I'd been photting on the line! The train was being hauled by 20081 and 20016 and they are seen descending Elland Bank towards Brighouse. This location is now inaccessible because of a new housing development.
Tags: Railway 20081 20016 Elland Calder Valley Coal Train MGR HAA Class 20 English Electric Type 1 BR Blue Rail Blue Chopper Double Headed
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The only time, to my knowledge, that Class 26s traversed the Calder Valley line was on the 13th March 1993. 26003 & 26005 pass Elland with the York to Carlisle leg of "The Cumbrian Tynesider" railtour, reporting number 1Z40, 14:40 off York. Earlier in the day the train had left Manchester Victoria for Carlisle behind a pair of Class 37s - 37680 & 37684, which later worked the train back from Carlisle to Manchester Vic.
Tags: Railway 26003 26005 Elland Calder Valley The Cumbrian Tynesider Railtour Railtour Class 26 Dutch Livery Sulzer Type 2 Double Headed
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31123 passes Hebden Bridge 'box with 4M19 04:40 Heaton to Red Bank newspaper empties. 23rd April 1988.
Tags: Railway 31123 Hebden Bridge Calder Valley Red Bank Vans Newspaper Empties 4M19 Class 31 BR Blue Rail Blue Ped Goyle Signal Box
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31223 passes Mytholmroyd with 6E02 10:28 Castleton to Healey Mills "Departmental". 17th July 1989.
Tags: Railway 31223 Mytholmroyd Calder Valley Civil Engineers Train Departmental Class 31 BR Blue Rail Blue Ped Goyle
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