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wet "n" grey...........................

nobody@flickr.com (4macfotography) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:21:08 -0800

Class No. 33021 has become a stalwart of Churnet Valley loco-hauled services since re-opening of the Moorlands and City Railway line to Cauldon Low but has recently gained the name of 'Captain Charles' which occurred during July 2011.
33021 was one of the first batch of Birmingham Railway Carriage & Wagon (BRCW) built Type 3s ordered in late 1957 and built in the Smethwick area of Birmingham.

Tyseley 100...........

nobody@flickr.com (4macfotography) — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:15:31 -0700

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From left to right;
5029 Nunney Castle
5043 Earl of Mount Edgcumbe
7029 Clun Castle
4936 Kinslet Hall
4965 Rood Ashton Hall

LMS Princess Class 46201 takes charge of "The Midlander"

nobody@flickr.com (4macfotography) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 03:08:09 -0700

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17.07.2010; 09.57am The Midlander departs Birmingham New Street Station heading towards Euston. The first time in circa 40 years a steam engine has left from Birmingham New Street.

Bridgnorth Bound

nobody@flickr.com (4macfotography) — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:08:27 -0700

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Photo charter on a risky March day that promised rain; delivered amazing results with the sun breaking through the clouds.

My Summer Residence lol

nobody@flickr.com (4macfotography) — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:57:05 -0700

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Dunster Castle is the historical home of the Luttrell family located in the small town of Dunster, Somerset, England. Colonel Sir Walter Luttrell gave Dunster Castle and the greater part of its contents to the National Trust in 1976. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.
Dunster Castle is set amongst amazing gardens offering you wonderful views accross to the coast, just picture perfect.

A1 Tornado, A2 Blue Peter

nobody@flickr.com (4macfotography) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:05:36 -0700

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The A1s were designed by Arthur H Peppercorn (29 January 1889 - 3 March 1951), the last Chief Mechanical Engineer of the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER). They were the last in a line of famous express passenger steam locomotives for the East Coast Main Line that included the Stirling Singles, the Ivatt Atlantics and the Gresley Pacifics.
The original 49 Peppercorn Class A1s were ordered by the LNER and built at Doncaster and Darlington for British Railways (BR) in 1948/9, after the nationalisation of the railways. As designed they were ideally suited for the post-war world of poor maintenance and heavy trains, with their 50sq ft grate allowing them to use lower grade coal than their predecessors.
LNER Peppercorn Class A2 60532 Blue Peter, the first of the Peppercorn A2s No.525 A.H.Peppercorn was outshopped from Doncaster in December 1947 on the eve of nationalization. The modernity of the design was immediately apparent. The first two of the class were turned out in LNER apple green livery and this colour was also applied to the next 13 engines delivered between January and August 1948. Repainting in British Railways Brunswick green began the following year.

A4 4-6-2 60007 60009

nobody@flickr.com (4macfotography) — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:04:58 -0700

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In 1937 the 100th Gresley Pacific was built by the London and North Eastern Railway, and the railway honoured her designer by giving the locomotive his name. This loco, Sir Nigel Gresley, now bearing the British Railways number 60007, was saved from scrapping in 1966 by a small group of determined men who set up the A4 Preservation Society.
60009 Built for the LNER in 1937 and originally numbered 4488, it was named after the then newly-formed Union of South Africa. Although it had previously been allocated the name "Osprey" on 17 April 1937, when it came out of the paint shop on 29 June, it had been renamed. "Osprey" name plates were fitted to the locomotive during the 1980s and early 1990s due to the politics of the time.

Euston Bound

nobody@flickr.com (4macfotography) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 05:36:46 -0700

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17-07-2010; 09.57am LMS Princess Class 4-6-0 number 46201 Princess Elizabeth takes charge of the "The Midlander" which is the first steam hauled train to leave Birmingham New Street Station in circa 40 years.

Canal Street

nobody@flickr.com (4macfotography) — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 04:28:54 -0700

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Heading Towards Kidderminster

nobody@flickr.com (4macfotography) — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:11:42 -0700

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Photo charter on a risky March day that promised rain; delivered amazing results with the sun breaking through the clouds.

Departing Bwedley

nobody@flickr.com (4macfotography) — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 05:09:55 -0700

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Photo charter on a risky March day that promised rain; delivered amazing results with the sun breaking through the clouds.

Chatsworth House Lake View

nobody@flickr.com (4macfotography) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 06:42:04 -0800

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A view of the house from the end of serpentine lake but with the large fountain which was not switched on during the taking of this image.

St Pauls Church St Pauls Sq

nobody@flickr.com (4macfotography) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 03:54:14 -0700

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St Pauls Church in the Jewelry Quarter of Birmingham