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Main Line Steam in Monochrome
25th August 2006

I've always taken back and white photos - usually but not always simultaneously with colour slide shots. It comes into it's own in dull weather and also has the added advantage of making it look more like the "old days". All these shots were taken in black and white - usually on Ilford XP2, which needs some "tweaking" to look half decent, as it lacks contrast/tonal range.

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44767
44767 "George Stephenson" passes Sowerby Bridge on the 18th March 1995 with "The Norseman" special. The photo is in black and white because of the stock- the horrible "Pilkington Set", which was used on many of the "Days Out" tours, of which this was one.
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76079 and 45407 are seen at Nappa on the 26th March 2005 with
76079 and 45407 are seen at Nappa on the 26th March 2005 with "The Dalesman" 06.30 Manchester Victoria to Carlisle. This shot is in black and white because my colour camera shutter didn't fire, thus preventing what would have been a great colour shot!
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4468
4468 "Mallard" cruises past Moorthorpe with "The Peter Allen Pullman" on the 8th November 1986. This photo was taken by a good friend of mine called Michael McNicholas, who unfortunately passed away in 1999.
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44767 approaches Coniston Cold with a Hull to Carlisle charter. 14/2/98.
44767 approaches Coniston Cold with a Hull to Carlisle charter. 14/2/98.
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5593
5593 "Kolhapur" passes Marley, near Keighley, in somewhat dull conditions on the 18th April 1987. The train was "The Mancunian" from Carlisle to Leeds.
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75014 and 70000
75014 and 70000 "Britannia" at Newbiggin with "The Final Curtain" which marked the end of the BR Specials Train Unit. 31st March 1995.
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1264 & 48151 stand at Hellifield with the B1s main line test run on the 8th June 1999.
1264 & 48151 stand at Hellifield with the B1s main line test run on the 8th June 1999.
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1264 & 48151 at Hellifield with the B1s main line test run on the 8th June 1999.
1264 & 48151 at Hellifield with the B1s main line test run on the 8th June 1999.
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K1 2005 & Black 5, 5305 pass Bell Busk with
K1 2005 & Black 5, 5305 pass Bell Busk with "The North Eastern" railtour from Leeds to Newcastle. 26/7/86.
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2968 at Blea Moor with the
2968 at Blea Moor with the "Christmas CME" of 21st December 1996.
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2968 climbs to Copy Pit summit at Walk Mill with the
2968 climbs to Copy Pit summit at Walk Mill with the "Mogul Mountaineer" to York. 8/3/97.
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34027
34027 "Taw Valley" heads south with a CME at Newbiggin on the 5th March 1994.
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4468
4468 "Mallard" passes Heaton Lodge Junction on the very warm 31st July 1988. This was one of a series of specials across the North of England featuring "Mallard", celebrating it's 50th anniversary. This one was from York to Manchester and return.
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4468
4468 "Mallard" passes Midge Hill near Mossley on the 30th July 1988 with a Manchester to York special.
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4468
4468 "Mallard" is about to descend Miles Platting bank with a York to Manchester Victoria charter on the 30th July 1988.
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4472
4472 "Flying Scotsman" passes Kettlesbeck Bridge with "Ethel" in tow. 27/2/88.
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4472
4472 "Flying Scotsman" passes Midge Hill near Mossley on the 19th April 1987.
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44767
44767 "George Stephenson" climbs Elland Bank with "The Norseman" of the 18th March 1995.
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44767
44767 "George Stephenson" passes Stanicliffe, near Middleton with "The Norseman". 18/3/95.
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4498
4498 "Sir Nigel Gresley" passes Sherriffs Brow with a northbound charter on the 1st May 1993.
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45596
45596 "Bahamas" emerges from Blea Moor Tunnel while hauling a KWVR-sponsored special from Oxenhope to Carlisle on the 4th October 1992.
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46229
46229 "Duchess of Hamilton" on the southbound leg of a "Shap Time Trial" at Birkett Common on the S & C. 3/10/95.
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46229
46229 "Duchess of Hamilton" passes Burton Lane Crossing with the "Yorkshire Royale" from York to Crewe, on the 8th June 1996. The train arrived at Crewe two hours late due to pathing and watering difficulties.
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4771
4771 "Green Arrow" breasts Ais Gill with "The Cumbrian Mountain Limited" on the 1st August 1992.
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4771
4771 "Green Arrow" at Keld on the 1st August 1992 with "The Cumbrian Mountain Limited" from Armathwaite to Bradford Forster Square.
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48151 approaches Ais Gill summit on the 12th June 1996.
48151 approaches Ais Gill summit on the 12th June 1996.
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48151 approaches Helm Tunnel on the 12th June 1996.
48151 approaches Helm Tunnel on the 12th June 1996.
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5305 leaves Blea Moor Tunnel on the 8th March 1986. The train was a special from Leeds to Carlisle conveying interested parties protesting at the imminent closure of the S & C.
5305 leaves Blea Moor Tunnel on the 8th March 1986. The train was a special from Leeds to Carlisle conveying interested parties protesting at the imminent closure of the S & C.
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60007
60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley" roars through Docker with one of the Day's Out "Shap Time Trials". 30/9/95.
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60007
60007 "Sir Nigel Gresley" at Greenholme with the "Three Peaks Express" on the 8th March 1997.
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60009
60009 "Union of South Africa" at Selside on the 4th May 1996.
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60532
60532 "Blue Peter" in the cutting just north of Dent Station with a Cumbrian Mountain Limited, on a very rainy 11th September 1993.
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60532
60532 "Blue Peter" at Horton-in-Ribblesdale in the "tricky" (light-wise) lunchtime path. 13/6/92.
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6201
6201 "Princess Elizabeth" emerges from Gledholt Tunnel, Huddersfield with the "White Rose" on the 11th April 1987.
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6233
6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" at Doe Hill, near Alfreton on the 19th October 2004 with 1Z62 09.13 Leicester to York.
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6233 climbs through Langcliffe with 1Z69 Reading to Carlisle on the 10th July 2004.
6233 climbs through Langcliffe with 1Z69 Reading to Carlisle on the 10th July 2004.
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6233
6233 "Duchess of Sutherland" with the Royal Train on the 22nd March 2005.
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70000
70000 "Britannia" heading north at Ais Gill on the 23rd March 1995
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70000
70000 "Britannia" climbs the Long Drag at Selside on the 25th March 1995.
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71000
71000 "Duke of Gloucester" passes Hale Grange with a southbound CME on the 6th August 1994.
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71000
71000 "Duke of Gloucester" passes Plumpton Junction on the 26th October 1996 with a "Cumbrian Coast Express" to Sellafield.
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75014 pilots 70000
75014 pilots 70000 "Britannia" near Ais Gill Summit on the 31st March 1995 with the "The Final 15 Curtain" Special". The train ran from Carlisle to Liverpool.
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76079 & 45407 at Selside with
76079 & 45407 at Selside with "The Dalesman" on the 26th March 2005.
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60009
60009 "Union of South Africa" with 1Z39 06.25 Kings Cross to York near Colton Junction on the 2nd December 2006.
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45407 leaves the Brighouse water stop with
45407 leaves the Brighouse water stop with "The York Christmas Express" from Manchester Victoria on the 10th December 2006.
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6233
6233 "Duchess of Hamilton" pulls away from Kirkby Stephen at Waitby with Prince Charles on the footplate. 22/3/05.
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61264 climbs Hunmanby Bank with 1Z44
61264 climbs Hunmanby Bank with 1Z44 "The Yorkshire Coast Express" on the 23rd April 2005.
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45596
45596 "Bahamas" passes Selside with a Keighley to Carlisle special on the 20th August 1994.
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70000
70000 "Britannia" at Keld with a southbound CME. 3/12/94.
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80080 & 80079 pass Shaldon Dockyard with
80080 & 80079 pass Shaldon Dockyard with "The Torbay Explorer" from Exeter to Paignton. 2/5/94.
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4771
4771 "Green Arrow" passes Selside with a CME on the dull 15th July 1992.
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4498
4498 "Sir Nigel Gresley" heads through Buxworth Cutting on the 5th January 1985. I don't remember what the train was, but I do remember that it was very late at this point and I'd been standing with my feet in a foot of snow for about three hours when the train finally passed. Cold wasn't the word!
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4498
4498 "Sir Nigel Gresley" roars through Dent station on the 11th September 1993. The coaches were the notorious "Pilkington set" - hence the black and white!
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46229
46229 "Duchess of Hamilton" passes Selside in a heavy snowstorm on the 27th February 1993. Until five minutes earlier we'd been enjoying glorious sunshine!
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4468
4468 "Mallard" near Clapham, North Yorks with a Grange Over Sands to York charter, on the 24th July 1988.
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1264 & 48151 pass Helwith Bridge on the 8th June 1999 with the B1s main line test run.
1264 & 48151 pass Helwith Bridge on the 8th June 1999 with the B1s main line test run.
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60532
60532 "Blue Peter" northbound at Keld on the 13th June 1992.
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60532 roars through Langcliffe with a northbound CME on the 24th April 1999. Another shot of
60532 roars through Langcliffe with a northbound CME on the 24th April 1999. Another shot of "Blue Peter" not in sun!
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61264 passes Sherburn-in-Elmet in the gloom with
61264 passes Sherburn-in-Elmet in the gloom with "The Yorkshire Terrier" from Kings Cross to Scarborough on the 13th March 2004.
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