Steam Locomotives at Hellifield Station in the period 1961 / 1962 / 1963
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WD 2-8-0 90595134 viewsLMS Crab 42851 arriving at Hellifield from the south past Hellifield south junction signal box with a parcels service. WD 2-8-0 90595 was positioning around the station after shunted a soda ash mineral train into the sidings. Back in the early 1960`s the platform extended up to the signal box.
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LMS Hughes Crab 2-6-0 - 42779139 viewsLancaster Green Ayre Crab - 42779 sets off home towards Settle Junction and the Little North western Line from the north centre platform with a short parcels train passing Hellifield North signal box whilst BR Std 73171 arrives heading South with a freight.
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LMS Hughes Crab 42729, BR STD 72005 "Clan MacGregor" 140 viewsA typical Saturday afternoon scene at Hellifield with the train spotters around 72005 "Clan MacGregor" waiting in the centre platform with a local service to Carlisle.
LMS Hughes Crab 42729 piloting an unknown Jubilee waiting to head off to Carlisle with an Express service. Being a local Darwen shed engine, working a Saturday Manchester to Glasgow service via Blackburn and Clitheroe, the pilot coming off here.
(Probably me and my brother leaning against the lamp post - never got any long trousers till I wa
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LMS Hughes 2-6-0 Crab - 42718147 viewsLMS Hughes 2-6-0 Crab - 42718 outside Hellifield sheds.
G Robinson
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LMS Hughes 2-6-0 Crab - 42702 136 viewsTaken from Hellifield North signal box - LMS Hughes 2-6-0 Crab - 42702 arrives with an express excursion 1X59 probably from Carlisle ( on a Waverley relief service ? )
Note the express service heading north in the distance and the dead WD in the shed line .
G Robinson.
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161 views1962 - Taken from the South signal Box at Hellifield, a Unknown Tank takes out the local stopping service from the middle platform towards Blackburn
Geoff Robinson
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LMS Stanier 2-6-4 4MT tank- 42492151 views1962 - Allocated to 24H (Hellifield) at this time - Stanier 2-6-4 4MT tank- 42492 being positioned by unknown Midland 0-6-0 at Hellifield Sheds.
Cant recall ever seeing a diesel shunter here.
G Robinson
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Fairburn 2-6-4 - 4MT Tank - 42154 159 viewsTaken from the embankment at the south side of Hellifield station. Fairburn 2-6-4 - 4MT Tank - 42154 pulls out of the central platform passing the south signal box heading round the curve towards Blackburn with a local stopping train.
Geoff Robinson
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Fairburn 2-6-4T 42147 164 viewsTaken around 1962/3 from Hellifield South Signal Box - Fairburn 2-6-4T 42147 arrives from Blackburn on the local stopping train into the down platform as signalled.
It also shows the extensive goods yard at this side of the station which continued on both sides of this branch.
Another unknown Stanier tank looks like its positioned to reverse onto the back of this service and position it in the middle platform for the return journey leaving this engine - 42147 behind to water, turn and coal at the opposite
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Fairburn Class 4 -MT 2-6-4, - 42051150 viewsA quiet scene at Hellifield as Fairburn Class 4 -MT 2-6-4, - 42051 waits in the central up platform with a stopping train to Blackburn.
(Probably me as a kid, crouched down, hidden at the back of the lamp post)
The steep return line from the coaling plant can also be seen on the right hand side.
G Robinson
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Gresley A3 4-6-2 - 4472 "Flying Scotsman"147 views15/05/1965 - 4472 "Flying Scotsman" leaving Hellifield for Carlisle on 1X51 - a special for the Gainsborough Model railway Society from Lincoln to Carlisle and onto Dumfries and return.
G Robinson
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