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Olympic torch: Flame travels from York to Carlisle Olympic torch: Flame boards steam train for York to Carlisle leg
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A runner who donated part of her lung to her sister and a driver who rescued a pensioner from a railway crossing are among Wednesday's Olympic torchbearers. A runner who donated part of her lung to her sister has taken the Olympic flame on board on steam train as the relay travels from href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchrelay/day33" >York to Carlisle.
The pair are two of 85 people taking the flame from href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/torchrelay/day33" >York to Carlisle. Josephine Loughran, 54, underwent surgery to give a lung lobe to her sister Sheila, who had cystic fibrosis.
Josephine Loughran gave up running to donate one of the lobes of her lungs to sister Sheila, who had cystic fibrosis. She carried the flame on the Scots Guardsman for the journey from York's National Railway Museum to Thirsk.
She carries the flame on steam train the Scots Guardsman from York's National Railway Museum to Thirsk station on the 33rd day of the relay. A driver who rescued a pensioner from a railway crossing is also among the day's 85 torchbearers.
Day 33 of the torch relay started at York Minster where Jessica Hoggarth-Hall - who was celebrating her 14th birthday - got proceedings under way.
She was selected for overcoming her dyslexia through regular participation in drama activities.
The flame was then carried from the 14th-Century cathedral, through the city's cobbled streets, to the National Railway Museum.
There Ms Loughran, from Esholt Shipley, climbed on the front of the Scots Guardsman for a photograph before the rail journey to Thirsk.
The Flying Scotsman train was originally going to be used for this leg of the journey, but more remedial work was needed on the engine, which could not be done in time.The Flying Scotsman train was originally going to be used for this leg of the journey, but more remedial work was needed on the engine, which could not be done in time.
Lucy Gale, who will carry the torch at Aysgarth Falls in Wensleydale, saved a car and its elderly driver from a potential collision with a train. Pipes and drums from the First Battalion, the Scots Guards piped the flame's arrival.
During the day, the flame will travel 134 miles from York Minster to Bitts Park in Carlisle. All Creatures Great and Small
The first torchbearer of the day is Jessica Hoggarth-Hall, who celebrates her 14th birthday on Wednesday. Selected for overcoming her dyslexia through regular participation in drama activities, she will begin her relay leg at York Minster, the city's 14th-Century cathedral. Mrs Loughran used to run every day but gave up her passion temporarily so she could undergo an operation to donate one of the lobes of her lungs to her sister Sheila.
The flame will then make a 20-minute rail journey to Thirsk, the home town of James Herriot, author of the All Creatures Great and Small series of books. The transplant worked but Sheila has since died.
Helen Jackson, 38, from Huddersfield, will take the flame to Richmond Castle. She was chosen for the voluntary work she does at local hospices to repay them for the care they have given to some of her friends and family in recent years. During the day the flame will travel 134 miles to Bitts Park in Carlisle.
The day's final torchbearer will be 20-year-old Jordan Little, who will light the cauldron at the evening celebration in his home city of Carlisle. He was nominated for his work as activities co-ordinator for the Carlisle Youth Council. After taking in Thirsk, the home town of James Herriot, author of the All Creatures Great and Small series of books, it will travel to Northallerton, Aiskew and Bedale.
The relay will also take in the towns of Northallerton, Aiskew, Bedale, Aysgarth Falls, Leyburn, Richmond, Barnard Castle, Brough, Appleby-in-Westmorland and Penrith. The flame then travels to Aysgarth Falls in Wensleydale where Lucy Gale, who saved a car and its elderly driver from a potential collision with a train, takes her turn with the torch before the relay heads to Leyburn.
Arriving in Richmond, Helen Jackson, 38, from Huddersfield, will take the flame to Richmond Castle.
She was chosen for the voluntary work she does at local hospices to repay them for the care they have given to some of her friends and family in recent years.
The relay will then travel through Barnard Castle, Brough, Appleby-in-Westmorland and Penrith where the day's final torchbearer, Jordan Little, will light the cauldron at the evening celebration in his home city of Carlisle.
The 20-year-old was nominated for his work as activities co-ordinator for the Carlisle Youth Council.
It culminates in England's second most northerly city, with a celebration in Bitts Park, starring singer Katy B and Twist & Pulse, finalists in TV show Britain's Got Talent.It culminates in England's second most northerly city, with a celebration in Bitts Park, starring singer Katy B and Twist & Pulse, finalists in TV show Britain's Got Talent.
A total of 8,000 people will carry the flame during its 8,000 mile, 70-day journey to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London on 27 July.A total of 8,000 people will carry the flame during its 8,000 mile, 70-day journey to the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London on 27 July.