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NYMR_No.29_Grosmont_5.7.1976. UK heritage steam in the 1960s and 1970s. North Yorkshire Moors 0-6-2T No.29 (Kitson 4263/1904), passes the engine shed at Grosmont for the long climb to Goathland, on 5th July 1976. Built for Lambton Collieries it operated there until steam locomotive working at Lambton ended in February 1969 - 65 years service. Since moving to the NYMR, No.29 has been - periods of overhaul excepted - a regular performer and continues as such today. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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Whipsnade_Zoo_2ft-6in_No.2. UK heritage steam in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1970 Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire, opened a 2-mile (3.2km) 2ft-6in (762mm) railway circuit which passes through various wildlife paddocks. In May 1974, 0-4-2T No.2 Excelsior (Kerr Stuart 1049/1908) stands at Whipsnade Central station with a passenger train. The railway, now known as the Great Whipsnade Railway, or even the Jumbo Express, still operates with all trains steam-hauled whenever possible. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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92203_Westbury_20.4.1975. UK heritage steam in the 1960s and 1970s. Owned at the time by renowned wildlife and railway artist, David Shepherd (1931 - 2017), BR Class 9F 2-10-0 No.92203 Black Prince, manoeuvres at Westbury, Wiltshire, on 20th April 1975. The engine was moving to the station to pick up a railtour from Bristol and haul it to Eastleigh and back, something that could not happen today. That is because the Health and Safety authority deems the Class 9F to be unsafe because its centre driving wheels have no flanges. This, despite the fact that in BR service, 251 Class 9F travelled millions of miles without the flangeless wheels causing problems, including the haulage of passenger trains at up to 90mph (144kph)! Today the engine resides on the preserved Sheringham - Holt, North Norfolk Railway. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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4079_Avonmouth_Docks_30.5.1977. UK heritage steam in the 1960s and 1970s. GWR Castle Class No.4079 Pendennis Castle arrives in Avonmouth Docks on 30th July 1977, to be loaded aboard MV Mishref for delivery to the locomotive's new owners, Hammersley Iron, of Australia. As is well known, after 23 years in Australia, No.4079 returned to Britain and is now in the care of the Great Western Society at Didcot. Port of Bristol Authority 0-6-0DM No.PBA 40 ( Sentinel 1965) is assisting the 4-6-0 along the sharply curving dockside lines. PBA 40 did not survive roger.griffiths@hotmail.com Binary file /pix/gb/steam/GWR/4073_Castle/4079/4079_Avonmouth_Docks_30_5_1977.txt matches

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4079_Bromsgrove_30.5.1977. UK heritage steam in the 1960s and 1970s. GWR Castle No.4079 has just descended the 2 miles (3.2 km), average gradient of 1 in 37.7 (2.65%) of the Lickey Incline, and races through Bromsgrove station, on its way to Avonmouth Docks; 30th July 1977. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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7029_Kennington_Junction_17.4.1976. UK heritage steam in the 1960s and 1970s. Hauling the Shakespeare Don railtour from Stratford upon Avon to Didcot, GWR 4-6-0 No.7029 Clun Castle, approaches Kennington Junction, south of Oxford, on a gloriously sunny 17th April 1976. Kennington Junction was where a line branched off, running via Thame to Prince Risborough, opened throughout in 1864. Passenger service ended in January 1963 but the Kennington Junction - Thame section remained in use for freight until 1991. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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6000_Bulmers_Hereford_23.8.1969_bell. UK heritage steam in the 1960s and 1970s. The bell carried by GWR 4-6-0 No.6000 King George V carries the inscription: PRESENTED TO LOCOMOTIVE KING GEORGE V BY THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD COMPANY IN COMMEMORATION OF ITS CENTENARY CELEBRATION SEPT. 24TH - OCT. 15TH 1927. Seen at Bulmers, Hereford 23rd August 1969. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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4472_Uffington_9.1973. UK heritage steam in the 1960s and 1970s. Hauling two vintage carriages, the property of Sir William MacAlpine, Pacific No.4472 Flying Scotsman is on its way to exhibition duty in the West of England, on an unknown date in September 1973. To allow service trains to overtake, the 4-6-2 has been side-lined at Uffington, between Didcot and Swindon. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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4498_Hellifield_30.4.1977. UK heritage steam in the 1960s and 1970s. A4 Pacific No.4498 Sir Nigel Gresley departs from a photo-stop at Hellifield on 30th April 1977, for the last leg of an A4 Locomotive Society Limited railtour between Newcastle and Carnforth. In the foreground a photographer uses a stack of recovered track to gain height, those rails mostly having come from the former Hellifield engine shed, the surviving floor of which is visible at left, beyond the signal gantry. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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Norwegian_2-6-0_Loughborough_5.1974. UK heritage steam in the 1960s and 1970s. Early days on the preserved Great Central Railway (GCR), at Loughborough, in May 1974. Ex-Norwegian Railways 2-6-0 No.377 came to the GCR in March 1973 and hauled the first official train when service opened between Loughborough and Quorn. Named King Haakon VII the engine remained in use on the GCR until 1977 before a move to Bressingham Steam Museum in April 1981; it remains at Bressingham today. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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Tabor Rail ET22-5331 and Grupa Azoty "Koltar" SM42-2531, both leased to FDM-REW Damian Zur, are seen stabled at Luban Slaski, Poland, 27.10.2023. Photo by Michal Kozicki (michalmarekkozicki@gmail.com)