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LNER 4-6-2 Peppercorn Class A1 60163 "Tornado"391 views29/03/2018 - 60163 "Tornado" exiting Burrs cutting towards Bury on 2J64 - 14.55 service from Rawtenstall.

LMS Ivatt class 2 - 46501, LMS Black 5 - 44736 391 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.

LMS Fowler 2P 4-4-0 - 40685 391 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,

Great Northern Railway 0-6-0ST steam locomotive, No 1247, 1899391 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.

LMS 0-6-0 Jinty - 47298391 views21/04/2024 - LMS 0-6-0 Jinty - 47298 returning with the Lancastrian dining train, approaching Irwell Vale from Rawtenstall.on the East Lancs Railway.