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4472 Flying Scotsman and Hardwick and Mayflower all on shed and all in steam for mainline steam in 1976.
Midland Compound no.1000 at Steamtown Carnforth.
This Midland Railway no.1000 is a 4-4-0 compound steam locomotive which was designed by S.W. Johnson. The locomotive was built at Derby in 1902. It was later rebuilt in 1914.
London and North Western Railway 2-4-0 no790 Hardwicke on shed and in steam and about to go on the mainline at Steamtown Carnforth.
This steam locomotive was designed by F.W.Webb for the London and North Western Railway. This locomotive was built at Crewe in 1873. It was withdrawn in 1932. The locomotive is in 2013 at the The National Railway Museum out post at Shildon .
1360 Mayflower at Carnforth being got ready for the mainline.
Cleaning 1306 Mayflower ready for the main line.
B1 Mayflower was to spend many years at the Nene Valley Railway befor returning to the main line.
Carnforth Steamtown was one of the main museum sites in the Uk from around 1967 till around 1997. The major features of the site is its ash plant and the Coaling tower.
These Open days at Carnforth were stopped in 1997, because of commercial activity and the amount of carriages and engines on the site.
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