 Most viewed - Steam Locomotives at Hellifield Station in the period 1961 / 1962 / 1963 |
LNER Gresley 4-6-2 A3 - 60097 "Humorist"481 viewsLNER Gresley 4-6-2 A3 - 60097 "Humorist" taking water at Hellifield probably on a Thames Clyde Express - note- looks like the headboard code board is falling off plus it was the only one of the class with large smoke deflectors
G Robinson.
I remember standing next to my father and taking pictures of this with a little brownie camera - alas I double pressed the button and got a double image, spoiling the picture.
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LMS Stanier Jubilee 4-6-0 - 45730 "Ocean"468 viewsLMS Stanier Jubilee 4-6-0 - 45730 "Ocean" on shed at Hellifield.
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BR Pacific 4-6-2 70000 "Britannia" 465 viewsSurprising what you find allocated to some services - this time BR Pacific 4-6-2 70000 "Britannia" working a 2 coach stopping service to Carlisle from the north central platform at Hellifield.
G Robinson.
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BR Patriot class 4-6-0 - 45517461 views1962 - BR British Railways Steam Locomotive Class Patriot 45517** (Unnamed) **positioning around the station to have a spin on the turntable at Hellifield having just arrived from Liverpool
G Robinson
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LMS Stanier Jubilee Class 45730 "Ocean"442 viewsFeb 1962 - A clean Carnforth (24L) allocated LMS Stanier Jubilee Class 45730 "Ocean" at Hellifield about to head northward.
G Robinson
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LNER Gresley A3 4-6-2 - 60080 "Dick Turpin," 432 viewsEvery spotters dream at Hellifield - something unusual on an express service - LNER Gresley A3 4-6-2 - 60080 "Dick Turpin," this time on 1S52, a "Thames Clyde Express"to Glasgow.
G Robinson.
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Fairburn 2-6-4T 42147 425 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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LMS Fowler 2P 4-4-0 - 40685425 views08/09/1962 - LMS Fowler 2P 4-4-0 - 40685 dumped at the far end of the north siding at Hellifield for quite a few months . I spent many a hour pretending driving this engine over the S & C.
Me and my brother can be seen hanging out of the cab on one picture.
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LNER V2 2-6-2 - 4771 "Green Arrow."423 viewsHellifield Shed in the 1960`s when closed for traffic, was used to store a few engines for the then new National Railway Museum in York. My father managed to get a look around this store and managed to get a few photgraphs.
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BR 2-10-0 9F - 92153419 viewsBR 2-10-0 9F - 92153 on shed at Hellifield,
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LMS Ivatt class 2 - 46501, LMS Black 5 - 44736 417 viewsLMS Ivatt class 2 - 46501 pilots an unknown Ivatt Class 4 into Hellifield station from the north on a local passenger service, whilst LMS Black 5 - 44736 is in the line outside the sheds in light steam.
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LMS Stanier 8F - 2-8-0 48702417 viewsLMS Stanier 8F - 2-8-0 48702 arriving at Hellifield from the north with a freight.
G Robinson
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LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Jubilee - 45706 "Express" 415 viewsNewton Heath engine - LMS Stanier 4-6-0 Jubilee - 45706 "Express" entering Hellifield station from the north on a ballast train'
G Robinson
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413 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 Jubilee - 45717 "Dauntless"413 viewsQuite a usual place for resting locomotives at Hellifield now but look how the background has changed since 1962
LMS Jubilee - 45717 "Dauntless" coming off its train at Hellifield and at rest in the up goods loop line
G Robinson
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413 viewsI am leaning on a lamp post as a certain little LMS Stanier Jubilee - 45698 "Mars" goes by on shed at Hellifield.
G Robinson.
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