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ELR Summer Diesel Gala Thursday 3rd July 2025

Discussion in 'Photography' started by neildimmer, Jul 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM.

  1. neildimmer

    neildimmer Resident of Nat Pres

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    I went over to the ELR yesterday for there Summer Diesel Gala
    4 visiting locos all working 57002 Winston Churchill, 37716, 31108 and 50008 Thunderer
    Of the home fleet D5054 made its first appearance as sister loco D5053 in 2 tone green livery with small yellow ends
    Please accept my apologies as all photos taken on my phone, i forgot to put battery in camera (i put it down to my age HaHa)
    Anyway
    D5053 (D5054) arriving in P2 with 50008 Thunderer in P3 & D7076 In P4 at Bury
    https://railway-photography.smugmug...ummer-Diesel-Gala-Thursday-3rd-July/i-9gBdVZM

    couple of videos of
    57002 off, 50008 on (look closely at all the lever pulling going on in the signal box from 0.50)
    https://railway-photography.smugmug...ummer-Diesel-Gala-Thursday-3rd-July/i-vrrPhWx
    &
    40012 Aureol with the goods/Brake van rides service at Ramsbottom, which seemed to be the centre of rumours on Thursday that it has been sold to LSL
    https://railway-photography.smugmug...ummer-Diesel-Gala-Thursday-3rd-July/i-vXjFGRh

    Full collection starts here with 57002 at Bury
    https://railway-photography.smugmug...ummer-Diesel-Gala-Thursday-3rd-July/i-v7WXGCR

    Neil
     
    neildimmer, Jul 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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