 Most viewed - Steam Locomotives at Hellifield Station in the period 1961 / 1962 / 1963 |
BR Patriot class 4-6-0 - 45517422 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"420 viewsLMS Stanier Jubilee 4-6-0 - 45730 "Ocean" on shed at Hellifield.
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BR Pacific 4-6-2 70000 "Britannia" 417 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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LMS Stanier Jubilee Class 45730 "Ocean"395 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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LMS Fowler 2P 4-4-0 - 40685385 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 Gresley A3 4-6-2 - 60080 "Dick Turpin," 383 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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LNER V2 2-6-2 - 4771 "Green Arrow."381 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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Fairburn 2-6-4T 42147 380 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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LNER Gresley 4-6-2 A3 - 60097 "Humorist"376 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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BR 2-10-0 9F - 92153372 viewsBR 2-10-0 9F - 92153 on shed at Hellifield,
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Great Northern Railway 0-6-0ST steam locomotive, No 1247, 1899371 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 - 40685 370 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.
G Robinson,
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LMS Ivatt class 2 - 46501, LMS Black 5 - 44736 369 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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WD 2-8-0 90595 367 viewsHellifield 1962 - WD 2-8-0 90595 c/w snow plough attaching to a soda ash minerals train in the sidings
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367 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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LMS Fowler 0-6-0 4F - 43987367 viewsLasting until July 1963 - LMS Fowler 0-6-0 4F - 43987 is seen running into Hellifield Station with a short unfitted mixed freight heading towards home at Leeds.
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