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| Olympic torch: Flame boards steam train for York to Carlisle leg | 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 has taken the Olympic flame on board on steam train as the relay travels from York to Carlisle. | 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 York to Carlisle. |
| Josephine Loughran, 54, underwent surgery to give a lung lobe to her sister Sheila, who had cystic fibrosis. | Josephine Loughran, 54, underwent surgery to give a lung lobe to her 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 carried the flame on the Scots Guardsman for the journey from York's National Railway Museum to Thirsk. |
| A woman who helped two drivers who crashed on a railway crossing was 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Pipes and drums from the First Battalion, the Scots Guards piped the flame's arrival. | Pipes and drums from the First Battalion, the Scots Guards piped the flame's arrival. |
| All Creatures Great and Small | All Creatures Great and Small |
| 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. | 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 transplant worked but Sheila has since died. | The transplant worked but Sheila has since died. |
| During the day the flame will travel 134 miles to Bitts Park in Carlisle. | During the day the flame will travel 134 miles to Bitts Park in Carlisle. |
| After taking in Thirsk, the home town of James Herriot, author of the All Creatures Great and Small series of books, the torch travelled to Northallerton, Aiskew and Bedale. | After taking in Thirsk, the home town of James Herriot, author of the All Creatures Great and Small series of books, the torch travelled to Northallerton, Aiskew and Bedale. |
| Aysgarth Falls in Wensleydale provided a picturesque spot for Lucy Gale to take her turn with the torch. | Aysgarth Falls in Wensleydale provided a picturesque spot for Lucy Gale to take her turn with the torch. |
| Ms Gale helped the drivers of two cars, who had crashed on a railway crossing, to safety as a frieght train approached. | Ms Gale helped the drivers of two cars, who had crashed on a railway crossing, to safety as a frieght train approached. |
| Later arriving in Richmond, Helen Jackson, 38, from Huddersfield, took the flame to Richmond Castle. | Later arriving in Richmond, Helen Jackson, 38, from Huddersfield, took 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. | 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. |
| After a lunch stop, the relay travelled to Barnard Castle before heading to 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. | The 20-year-old was nominated for his work as activities co-ordinator for the Carlisle Youth Council. |
| Wednesday's relay 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. | Wednesday's relay 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. |