 Most viewed - Steam Locomotives at Hellifield Station in the period 1961 / 1962 / 1963 |
BR Patriot class 4-6-0 - 45517204 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 4-6-0 - 45730 "Ocean"202 viewsLMS Stanier Jubilee 4-6-0 - 45730 "Ocean" on shed at Hellifield.
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LMS Stanier Jubilee Class 45730 "Ocean"171 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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BR Pacific 4-6-2 70000 "Britannia" 169 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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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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162 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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LNER V2 2-6-2 - 4771 "Green Arrow."160 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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LMS Fowler 2P 4-4-0 - 40685160 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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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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BR 2-10-0 9F - 92153159 viewsBR 2-10-0 9F - 92153 on shed at Hellifield,
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LNER Gresley A3 4-6-2 - 60080 "Dick Turpin," 159 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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157 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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157 viewsJuly 1962 Carlisle Upperby engine (about to be reallocated to Bank Hall) - Jubilee - 45715 "Invincible" at Hellifield on a Leeds to Morecambe service.
G Robinson
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LMS Stanier Jubilee - 45717 "Dauntless"155 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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LMS Patroit 4-6-0 45510 155 viewsProbably early 1962 - Lancaster Green Ayre engine - LMS Patroit 4-6-0 45510 on a Morcambe to Leeds service preparing to leave Hellifield. This engine was withdrawn from service a few months later.
G Robinson
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LNER Gresley 4-6-2 A3 - 60097 "Humorist"155 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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