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My Life After the Official ‘End of Steam’
Part Four

Railway Museums

Photos from York Railfest in 2004 and a visit to Locomotion in 2005 - digital images from a Canon Powershot S45. I have cropped and adjusted these images to get the best I can out of them using Adobe Lightroom.

All Photographs by Alan Lewis Chambers ©

York Railfest 2004

Ffestiniog Railway George England 0-4-0STT No 2 ‘Prince’ giving rides to visitors at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.

Ffestiniog Railway George England 0-4-0STT No 2 ‘Prince’ giving rides to visitors at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.
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SR/BR King Arthur 4-6-0 No 30777 ‘Sir Lamiel’ on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.

SR/BR King Arthur 4-6-0 No 30777 ‘Sir Lamiel’ on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.
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GCR Class 8K/BR Class O4 2-8-0 No 63601 giving rides to visitors to Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.

GCR Class 8K/BR Class O4 2-8-0 No 63601 giving rides to visitors to Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.
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GER/LNER B12/3 4-6-0 No 61572 on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.

GER/LNER B12/3 4-6-0 No 61572 on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.
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LSWR 0298 Class 2-4-0WT No 30587 on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.

LSWR 0298 Class 2-4-0WT No 30587 on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.
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Darjeeling Himalayan Railway B Class 0-4-0ST No 778 on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.

Darjeeling Himalayan Railway B Class 0-4-0ST No 778 on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.
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BR 9F 2-10-0 No 92203 ‘Black Prince’ seen in steam between LSWR 0298 Class 2-4-0WT No 30587

and BR Railbus No 79964 at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.

BR 9F 2-10-0 No 92203 ‘Black Prince’ seen in steam between LSWR 0298 Class 2-4-0WT No 30587  and BR Railbus No 79964 at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.
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BR Britannia Class 7MT 4-6-2 No 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.

BR Britannia Class 7MT 4-6-2 No 70013 ‘Oliver Cromwell’ on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.
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Class 47 No 47798 ‘Prince William’ and Class 56 No 56006 on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.

Class 47 No 47798 ‘Prince William’ and Class 56 No 56006 on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.
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A head on view of South Eastern Electrostar Class 375 No 375926 on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.

A head on view of South Eastern Electrostar Class 375 No 375926 on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.
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Pioneer English Electric Class 20 No D8000 on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.

Pioneer English Electric Class 20 No D8000 on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.
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Restored Furness Railway Sharp Stewart 0-4-0 No 20 on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.

Restored Furness Railway Sharp Stewart 0-4-0 No 20 on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.
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BR 9F 2-10-0 No 92203 ‘Black Prince’ seen in steam at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.

BR 9F 2-10-0 No 92203 ‘Black Prince’ seen in steam at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.
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GER/LNER B12/3 4-6-0 61572 in steam at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.

GER/LNER B12/3 4-6-0 61572 in steam at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.
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Harton Colliery Company E4 on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.

Harton Colliery Company E4 on display at Railfest 2004 at the National Railway Museum, York, on 6 June 2004.
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Locomotion 2005

First of a sequence of photos showing Andrew Barclay Works No 2361 WST 0-4-0ST being propelled onto a low loader

by Class 03 DM 0-6-0 No 03 090 at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.

First of a sequence of photos showing Andrew Barclay Works No 2361 WST 0-4-0ST being propelled onto a low loader  by Class 03 DM 0-6-0 No 03 090 at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.
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Second of a sequence of photos showing Andrew Barclay Works No 2361 WST 0-4-0ST being propelled onto a low loader

by Class 03 DM 0-6-0 No 03 090 at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.

Second of a sequence of photos showing Andrew Barclay Works No 2361 WST 0-4-0ST being propelled onto a low loader  by Class 03 DM 0-6-0 No 03 090 at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.
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Andrew Barclay Works No 2361 WST 0-4-0ST being winched onto a low loader at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.

Andrew Barclay Works No 2361 WST 0-4-0ST being winched onto a low loader at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.
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Almost there - Andrew Barclay Works No 2361 WST 0-4-0ST being winched onto a low loader at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.

Almost there - Andrew Barclay Works No 2361 WST 0-4-0ST being winched onto a low loader at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.
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Class 03 DM 0-6-0 No 03 090 resting at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.

Class 03 DM 0-6-0 No 03 090 resting at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.
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NER Snowplough No 12 inside the main building at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.

NER Snowplough No 12 inside the main building at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.
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LNWR 2-2-2 No 3020 ‘Cornwall in front of the prototype English Electric Deltic inside the main building at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.

LNWR 2-2-2 No 3020 ‘Cornwall in front of the prototype English Electric Deltic inside the main building at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.
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Restored Timothy Hackworth 0-4-0 ‘Sanspareil’ inside the main building at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.

Restored Timothy Hackworth 0-4-0 ‘Sanspareil’ inside the main building at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.
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BR Class 4MT 2-6-4T No 80079 inside the main building at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.

BR Class 4MT 2-6-4T No 80079 inside the main building at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.
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LSWR 4-4-0 No 563 inside the main building at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.

LSWR 4-4-0 No 563 inside the main building at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.
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GNR/BR J52 0-6-0ST No 68846 inside the main building at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.

GNR/BR J52 0-6-0ST No 68846 inside the main building at Locomotion on 10 May 2005.
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