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GB_17_Day_6_Wick_45407. Stanier Class 5 No.45407 THE LANCASHIRE FUSILIER is a regular resident locomotive for the annual Jacobite steam trains which run between Fort William and Mallaig in western Scotland. To work the GB17 from Wick to Inverness, the 4-6-0 had been towed by diesel 37516 LOCH LAIDON, from Fort William, via Glasgow, Perth and Inverness to Wick, a distance of around 350 miles (560km)! Here the two locomotives are seen after 45407 has joined the GB17; 47832 will remain coupled to the rear, while 37516 will follow, light engine, back to Inverness. 1st April 2025. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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GB_17_Day_6_Wick_45407_name_plate. The name plate of 45407 was applied after the locomotive was privately purchased in preservation. The Lancashire Fusiliers’ regimental crest bears the Latin inscription OMNIA AUDAX, which translates to “Daring in all things”. The crest also shows the Roman numerals XX, from when the regiment was previously known as the 20th Regiment of Foot. 1st April 2025. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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GB_17_Day_6_Wick_County_March_summit. With a few downward undulations, the railway from Wick climbs for 31 miles (50km) to County March Summit, at 708 feet (216 metres). Scattering a small herd of Red Deer, 45407 is going flat out as it climbs the final 1 in 60 (1.67%) gradient to the summit, with Cnoc nan Gall mountain (Hill Of The Strangers) in the distance. Note the snow fences, which the passengers were told, have not seen snow for some years, an unprecedented result of climate change. 1st April 2025. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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GB_17_Day_6_Helmsdale_45407. After 60 miles (96km), the GB17 stopped for water at Helmsdale. There, 45407 is seen without the GB17 headboard, which had been removed at the request of photographers. That was in an attempt at re-capturing a 1950s scene, when many Scottish Region locomotives had the signature blue painted background to front number and shed allocation plates. The latter shows 65J, which was the code for the long-closed Fort William depot - the town where 45407 is based for operating the annual Jacobite steam trains. Under the shed plate are the letters SC, which indicates the engine has a Self-Cleaning smoke box. 1st May 2025. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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GB_17_Day_6_Tain_45407_water_stop. After a further 57 miles (91km) toward Inverness, No.45407 made another stop for water at Tain. 1st May 2025. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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ex-LMS Stanier 'Black 5' 45379 at Alton, Mid Hants railway 15 July 2012. Ian Stradling. silvermane.liger@gmail.com

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ex-LMS Stanier 'Black 5' 45379 at Alton, Mid Hants railway 15 July 2012. Ian Stradling. silvermane.liger@gmail.com

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69_GB_17_Day_8_Church_Fenton_station_45407. HOW IT ONCE WAS: 7. Frpom 47 years earlier, Church Fenton station on 29th April 1978, when it still retained canopies over its platforms and the North Eastern Railway signal box still stood and functioned - canopies and signal box long since removed. The ubiquitous Stanier Class 5, No.45407, double-heads a smoke-obscured sister, No.44932, as they dash through Church Fenton, to take the line for Leeds, with a York to Carnforth enthusiasts’ special train. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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Giggleswick with an enthusiasts' special for Carnforth. 22 June 1976 Photo and scan Roger Griffiths jrcs@blueyonder.co.uk Binary file UK_Giggleswick_45407_and_1306_22_6_1976.txt matches

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LMS Class 5MT 4-6-0 No.45428 'Eric Tracy' built by Armstrong Witworth & Co in 1937, shunting at Grosmont on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. 5 august 1996. Photo: Henk van Vuren Scan: Kodak Photo CD

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LMS Class 5MT 4-6-0 No.45428 'Eric Tracy' built by Armstrong Witworth & Co in 1937, waiting for its train at Grosmont on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. 5 august 1996. Photo: Henk van Vuren Scan: Kodak Photo CD

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LMS Class 5MT 4-6-0 No.45428 'Eric Tracy' built by Armstrong Witworth & Co in 1937 on route somewhere between Pickering and Grosmont on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway 5 august 1996. Photo: Henk van Vuren Scan: Kodak Photo CD

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1306+45407_Hellifield_arrive. UK Heritage Steam 1960s and 1970s. On 19th June 1976, the LNER Society Railtours’ special train “The Gresley Centenarian,” is seen arriving at Hellifield behind B1 No.1306 Mayflower and LMS Class 5 No.45407. After a photographic stop the train will continue to Leeds. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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1306+45407_Hellifield_depart. UK Heritage Steam 1960s and 1970s. B1 No.1306 Mayflower and LMS Class 5 No.45407 depart from a Hellifield photographic stop on 19th June 1976. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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69_GB_17_Day_8_Church_Fenton_station_45407. HOW IT ONCE WAS: 7. Frpom 47 years earlier, Church Fenton station on 29th April 1978, when it still retained canopies over its platforms and the North Eastern Railway signal box still stood and functioned - canopies and signal box long since removed. The ubiquitous Stanier Class 5, No.45407, double-heads a smoke-obscured sister, No.44932, as they dash through Church Fenton, to take the line for Leeds, with a York to Carnforth enthusiasts’ special train. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com