A lone canoeist looks up in surprise as 40024/224 "Lucania" runs onto the Leven Viaduct at Plumpton with a southbound civil engineers train. 11/9/83.

Tags:   Railway 40024 Lucania Leven Viaduct Plumpton Junction Ulverston Cumbrian Coast Line Ballast Train Civil Engineers Train Departmental Class 40 BR Blue Rail Blue English Electric Type 4 Whistler

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A slightly "arty" view of 40024/224 "Lucania" crossing Leven Viaduct near Ulverston with a southbound civil engineers train on the 11th September 1983. A fantastic array of different types of ballast wagon - not to mention the brake van!

Tags:   Railway 40024 Lucania Leven Viaduct Plumpton Junction Ulverston Cumbrian Coast Line Ballast Train Civil Engineers Train Departmental Class 40 BR Blue Rail Blue English Electric Type 4 Whistler

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47187 leaves the sidings at Hellifield with a train of spent rail. 3/8/85. Pity I didn't get all that coach at the rear of the train in the photo!

Tags:   Railway 47187 Hellifield Settle To Carlisle Railway Civil Engineers Train Rail Train Departmental Class 47 BR Blue Rail Blue Brush Type 4 Sulzer Duff Spoon Monochrome

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31108 is working "bang road" as it stands near the east portal of Weasel Hall Tunnel, Hebden Bridge with a re-ballasting train. Sunday, the 6th April 1986. Note the workers standing at the end of the wagons, manually opening the doors of the wagons to spread the ballast.

Tags:   Railway 31108 Hebden Bridge Calder Valley Civil Engineers Train Ballast Train Class 31 Railfreight Grey Ped Goyle Mill Chimney

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31208 has just passed Newcastle Central with one wagon in tow. 15th September 1986.

Tags:   Railway 31208 Newcastle Upon Tyne Northumberland ECML Departmental Civil Engineers Train Class 31 BR Blue Rail Blue Ped Goyle

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