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GB_17_Day_4_Carnforth_film_clip. HOW IT ONCE WAS: 2. From 70 years before, a scene from the 1945 film Brief Encounter, directed by David Lean, from a screenplay by Noel Coward. The two main characters, played by Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard, walk to the train which will part them forever. The LMS locomotive, Stanier 2-6-4T No.2429, was based at Carnforth at the time, but for any British railway enthusiast there is a glaring continuity error. The story is supposedly set in the South East of England, but the train destination boards all display towns in Lancashire and Yorkshire! roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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LMS (Grand Junction Railway) 2-2-2. 49 'Columbine' is seen Masquerading as LNWR 1868 while at the National Railway Museum, York on Monday 3-Nov-97. Photo and scan: Ross Aitken (aos@cableinet.co.uk).

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GB_17_Day_6_Wick_County_March_summit_snow. HOW IT ONCE WAS: 4. From 130 years ago, during the times when, every winter, there WAS snow at County March Summit! 1895, with two Highland Railway locomotives attempting to force a path through snow lying about 15 feet (4.5 metres) deep. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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GB_17_Day_7_Inverness_56038. HOW IT ONCE WAS: 5. 72 years earlier, a photograph taken from almost the same position as the previous image. Ex-Caledonian Railway ‘Pug’ 0-4-0ST No.56038 (1908 - 1959), acting as the Inverness pilot locomotive, was shunting by the carriage sidings section of Loch Gorm workshops. 7th April 1953. roger.griffiths@hotmail.com

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0-4-0ST number 51218 was built in 1901 by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway as part of their 21 Class, better known as "Pugs". It became LMS 11218 in 1923 and BR 51218 in 1948. It is seen at the Newton Heath depot open day in 2001. Photo and scan by Dave Root (dave@quackduck.org.uk)

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A British Railway's steam locomotive 0-8-0 Class G2 Super D No.49395 is seen inside the engine shed depot at Grosmont which is based on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. This steam engine is on loan from the National Railway Museum which is in York. Sunday the 5th of October 2008 Digital photo by Matthew Battye E-mail: matthew@rizzardi.karoo.co.uk

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LMS workhorses lined up at Crewe. Copyright belongs to A P Ducker. Photographs taken on Nikon M5000 Digital Camera and processed using PhotoPaint V7. Photgraphs taken at Crewe Open Day, 29 May 2003 - the photographic preview.

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Keighley & Worth Valley Railway. Ex-LMS 2-6-2T 41241 Ivatt class 2 in K&WVR maroon waits at Keighley Station in June 1972. Photo by Michael Taylor, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. (mtaylor6@home.com) Website www.members.home.net/mtaylor6

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Midland Railway Centre, Butterley. In its early days restored locos were exhibited on the running line at Butterley Station. This is Midland Railway 158A. Photo and scan by Les Richardson (les@cirsel.freeserve.co.uk) http://cirsel.freeserve.co.uk/trains.htm