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26-5-97 59202 in blue worked Sheffield - Cardiff Central leg of Pathfinder Tours 1Z45 'The Central Wales Navigator' railtour

According to scot-rail.co.uk 59201 went to Hunterston and back (via the ECML) on 25th/26th Feb 1998 using the National Power stone hoppers. 5th May 1998 59206 ran north with 17 JMAs via Carlisle and Dumfries as 4Z84 07:14 Milford Junction - Hunterston, and over the next few days it visited Killoch, Knockshinnock and Ravenstruther. 59206 returning home 8th May 1998 working 6Z34 11:22 Mossend - Eggborough Power Station coal (via Millerhill searching 6-5-98 59206 shows views at Falkland yard & working from Killoch regards Robert

Evening Fordbank Thanks for looking/ using the photos, that is what they are there for. Unfortunately you have managed to switch the captions over. Further to what you were saying previously about National Power there were 21 JHA(HJA for EWS) stone hoppers delivered for the stone train. The 85 JMA(HKA for EWS) were delivered for coal traffic and only got onto stone traffic long after the 59/2s had gone South. When the afternoon stone train worked the 59 would sit at Peak Forest while the train was loaded Keep up the creation of the scenes from the past regards Robert

Evening Fordbank This is not one of Johns photographs as far as we know. 37026 is not the lead loco as if still retained its Rfd logos into 96 so probably 108 with the Rosebay Willowherb being in flower its going to be later in the year as wll regards Robert

All four under power with possibly two reversals en route between Buxton depot and Peak Forest. Happy to oblige with being there and glad to see the pictures are of some interest regards Robert