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45190_Fallowfield_21-3-68__b_.jpg   45190 again amid the disarray which was Fallowfield coal sidings on 21 March 1968. Such a high cost operation for the delivery of domestic coal could not survive long, and in truth these were the last days of some of the time honoured methods of distribution by rail of many daily products  Steam in the North West - 1967 and 1968  (13)
44758_NewtonHeath_25-2-68.jpg   Newton Heath had been the largest shed on the old Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and had maintained an allocation of over 100 well into BR days. The few active survivors towards the end of steam working were mostly LMS Black 5 and class 8F 2-8-0s. Black 5 44758 was seen on 25 February 1968  Steam in the North West - 1967 and 1968  (12)
45342_NewtonHeath_10-12-67.jpg   Black 5 45342 was being prepared to work the 2055 Belfast Boat Express to Heysham on 10 December 1967. This photo was taken in the early afternoon, emphasising the non-productive time involved in steam operation  Steam in the North West - 1967 and 1968  (10)
45435_Carleton_26-3-68.jpg   LMS Black 5 4-6-0 no. 45435 seen between Carleton and Layton on the line into Blackpool North on 26 March 1968  Steam in the North West - 1967 and 1968  (9)
45312_KnottMill_21-3-68.jpg   Black 5 45312 brings a freight through Knott Mill and Deansgate station. under the 1500 dc. catenary of the Manchester. South Junction and Altrincham Railway on 21 March 1968  Steam in the North West - 1967 and 1968  (9)
46485_NewtonHeath_10-12-67.jpg   This was one of the last surviving Ivatt class 2 light 2-6-0 tender engines seen dumped at Newton Heath on 10 December 1967. These modern types were introduced after the second world war to replace many pre-grouping engines that had survived long past their sell-by date, but in reality were never produced in sufficient numbers to make the kind of impact that was required  Steam in the North West - 1967 and 1968  (9)
45435_44963_Heysham_26-4-68.jpg   Two Black Fives at Heysham in the early morning, preparing for departure with boat trains to Manchester and London on 26 April 1968  Steam in the North West - 1967 and 1968  (8)
44858_LostockHall_29-12-67.jpg   Black 5 44858 at Lostock Hall on 29 December 1967, with a class 25 diesel alongside. The operation of steam and diesel traction from the same depot did not help the reliability of the new form of traction in the days of mixed operation  Steam in the North West - 1967 and 1968  (7)
48033_BlackpoolNorth_26-12-67.jpg   In the 1950s the Stanier 8F 2-8-0s were rarely seen at Blackpool, but by the end of steam the survivors could be seen at most north west sheds. 48033 was out of steam over the Christmas holiday at Blackpool North shed on Boxing Day, 1967  Steam in the North West - 1967 and 1968  (7)
10 45190_Fallowfield_21-3-68__a_.jpg   I was living in Withington for a short period in 1968 and on fine mornings would walk into the University, passing the former Fallowfield station on the way. The coal sidings at Fallowfield were still operational in 1968, so one morning I took my camera with me and got some shots of Black 5 45190 shunting the coal wagons on 21 March 1968  Steam in the North West - 1967 and 1968  (7)
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This is my companion gallery covering railway subjects, with a good proportion of steam, taken during the period 1967 to the the present day. I have always found railways a more difficult subject to photograph, partly because it is not always easy to get the kind of access required, and secondly because the nature of the subject itself can lead to very low contrast in images. This has been a particular problem in scanning some of my older slide material, which looks fine projected on screen but has been really hard to get into any kind of acceptable state in digital format.

NEW THIS WEEK; 9/10/06 - My latest offering is a selection taken on a recent visit to belgium during which I was able to visit the annual steam festival at mariembourg in the south of the country.

A new feature for this gallery is that as I add images of a number of minor lines in Germany and elsewhere I also intend to add a link to that railway's website, so that if anyone is inspired to go and have a look themselves they can check out days of operation which tend to be rather less frequent than in Britain.

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45190 again amid the disarray which was Fallowfield coal sidings on 21 March 1968. Such a high cost operation for the delivery of domestic coal could not survive long, and in truth these were the last days of some of the time honoured methods of distribution by rail of many daily products
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Steam in the North West - 1967 and 1968
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