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The Midland Railway, Butterley

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Highlights 2008

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1. Not quite what it seems. The Class 37 is on a low loader being transported by road to other duties away from Butterley   2. 0-6-0 Sir Berkeley leaving Hammersmith during the Vintage event over the May Bank Holiday Weekend.
3. This time Sir Berkeley is pictured at the other end of the line at Pye Bridge   4. The weather improved for this picture of Sir Berkeley backing on to its stock at Hammersmith
5. A Jinty repainted in its 1980s livery with the Vintage stock at Butterley during the Vintage weekend of 15th to 17th August.   6. The Vintage train leaving Hammersmith.
7. The Vintage train is guarded by a very efficient looking copper. You wouldn't want to answer this one back!   8. Diesels at Swanwick during the Works Open Weekend of 23rd to 25th August.
9. One of the last steam locomotives ever built in Britain, 9F 92214 at Swanwick during the Works Open weekend.   10. Narrow gauge steam engine 'Stanhope' outside the demonstration signal box at Swanwick.
11. Paddington Bear greeting visitors during the special weekend.   12. The first Santa Special of the season leaves Hammersmith hauled by standard 4 tank 2-6-4 number 80098.
13. The Centre's Victorian letter box outside Butterley Station after its new coat of paint.   14. The end of the Butterley Branch. A new feature of the railway is shuttle trips by DMU up this recently reinstated branch..

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