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158736 at Perth station on Wednesday, 11th September, 2013. Photo by Andrew Reid.

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170420 arriving at Perth station, operating the 10:38 service from Aberdeen to Glasgow Queen Street on Wednesday, 11th September, 2013. Photo by Andrew Reid.

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170402 arriving at Perth station, operating the 11:41 service from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen on Wednesday, 11th September, 2013. Photo by Andrew Reid.

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170430 and 170394 at Glasgow Queen Street station on Wednesday, 11th September, 2013. 170430 is waiting to operate the 10:11 service to Inverness. Photo by Andrew Reid.

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170430 at Perth station, operating the 10:11 service from Glasgow Queen Street to Inverness on Wednesday, 11th September, 2013. Photo by Andrew Reid.

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170431 arriving at Perth station, operating the 12:13 service from Dundee to Glasgow Queen Street on Wednesday, 11th September, 2013. Photo by Andrew Reid.

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170452 at Perth station, operating the 10:41 service from Glasgow Queen Street to Aberdeen on Wednesday, 11th September, 2013. Photo by Andrew Reid.

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170453 at Perth station, operating the 09:41 service from Inverness to Edinburgh on Wednesday, 11th September, 2013. Photo by Andrew Reid.

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170473 and 170431 at Glasgow Queen Street station on Wednesday, 11th September, 2013. 170473 is waiting to operate the 13:48 service to Dunblane. 170431 has just operated the 12:13 service from Dundee. Photo by Andrew Reid.

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318250 is seen arriving at Carluke station, operating the 17:01 service from Dalmuir to Carstairs along with 318270 on Wednesday, 11th September, 2013. This service, which no longer exists, was normally operated by a single Class 318 or Class 320 unit. Photo by Andrew Reid.

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318257 departing Carluke station, operating the 17:34 service from Anderston to Lanark on Wednesday, 11th September, 2013. This unit was working in multiple with an unidentified Class 318 or Class 320 unit. Photo by Andrew Reid.

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318270 is seen at Carstairs station, having just operated the 17:01 service from Dalmuir along with 318250 on Wednesday, 11th September, 2013. This service, which no longer exists, was normally operated by a single Class 318 or Class 320 unit. Photo by Andrew Reid.

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320305 is seen at Anderston station, operating the 16:53 service from Dalmuir to Coatbridge Central on Wednesday, 11th September, 2013. This service, which no longer exists, was normally operated by two units working in multiple. Photo by Andrew Reid.

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320313 arriving at Motherwell station, operating the 18:12 service from Milngavie on Wednesday, 11th September, 2013. Photo by Andrew Reid.

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320315 at Larkhall station, having just operated the 20:31 service from Dalmuir on Wednesday, 11th September, 2013. Photo by Andrew Reid.

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380006 at Glasgow Central station, waiting to operate the 14:30 service to Ayr on Wednesday, 11th September, 2013. Photo by Andrew Reid.

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380006 departing Prestwick International Airport station, operating the 14:30 service from Glasgow Central to Ayr on Wednesday, 11th September, 2013. Photo by Andrew Reid.

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380013 and 380115 at Glasgow Central station on Wednesday, 11th September, 2013. Photo by Andrew Reid.

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A chance encounter photographed near Siliguri from a bus travelling parallel to the railway. Northeast Frontier Railway MG 4-6-2 YP 2500 (NBL 27189/1952) heads T23 New Jalpaiguri - Fakiragram passenger train. Note the elephant painted on the smoke deflector; 5.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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Two chickens scatch around in the dirt looking for food as Northeast Frontier Railway DHR NG (2ft) 0-4-0ST B 779 (Sharp Stewart 3882/1892) receives a boiler washout inside Kurseong engine shed; 4.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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Northeast Frontier Railway DHR NG (2ft) 0-4-0ST B 802 (NBL 23678/1927) negotiates a double s-bend above Kurseong; 4.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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The Northeast Frontier Railway NG (2ft) DHR includes two 'zig - zag' movements as a means of gaining height. Seen above 'Z' No.1 0-4-0ST B 802 (NBL 23678/1927) races along on a short stretch of level track; the coal-breaker is still hard at work while the two 'sandmen'enjoy a rest; 4.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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The coal breaker still labours away, but notice that with easy grades ahead, the two 'sandmen' have ceased their work; note the open sand box on the front buffer beam of Northeast Frontier Railway DHR 0-4-0ST B 802 (NBL 23678/1927); 4.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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The steam from Northeast Frontier Railway DHR NG (2ft) 0-4-0ST B 802 (NBL 23678/1927) picks out the coal breaker's hammer as it is about to descend and shatter another large lump of coal, as the train nears Santong water tank. Meanwhile the local young men indulge in the dangerous sport of jumping off the train, running alongside, then jumping back on! 5.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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Having stopped for water at Rangton Tank Northeast Frontier Railway DHR NG (2ft) 0-4-0ST B 802 (NBL 23678 1927) negotiates a typical 90-degree curve on a gradient of 1 in 30; 4.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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The builder's plate of Northeast Frontier Railway DHR 0-4-0ST B 802 (NBL 23678/1927), Sonada; 4.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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The driver of Northeast Frontier Railway DHR NG (2ft) 0-4-0ST B 802 (NBL 23678/1927) poses besied his engine as it takes water at Sonada. Meanwhile the coal breaker continues to break up fuel for the loco; 4.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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A rarely seen view of the small and basic cab of a Northeast Frontier Railway DHR 0-4-0ST as it pauses at Tindharia with a Darjeeling - Siliguri train. Locomotive B 793 (Baldwin 44913/1917); 5.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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Northeast Frontier Railway NG (2ft) 0-4-6ST B 795 (Tindharia 1919) halts at Tindharia for servicing before continuing it climb to the DHR's summit at Ghum. Note the large lumps of high-quality coal in the bunker on top of the water tank, illustrating why a coal breaker was employed on every engines; 5.12.1979. Roger Griffiths roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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T&C EU07-502 and Torpol TEM2-231 with a rake of open wagons are passing Wroclaw Nadodrze, Poland, 14.08.2023. Photo by Michal Kozicki (michalmarekkozicki@gmail.com)