 Most viewed - Steam Locomotives at Hellifield Station in the period 1961 / 1962 / 1963 |
LNER Gresley 4-6-2 A3 - 60097 "Humorist"456 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 Patriot class 4-6-0 - 45517445 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"444 viewsLMS Stanier Jubilee 4-6-0 - 45730 "Ocean" on shed at Hellifield.
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BR Pacific 4-6-2 70000 "Britannia" 441 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"418 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," 407 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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LMS Fowler 2P 4-4-0 - 40685406 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 2-6-4T 42147 401 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 V2 2-6-2 - 4771 "Green Arrow."400 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 - 92153396 viewsBR 2-10-0 9F - 92153 on shed at Hellifield,
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LMS Ivatt class 2 - 46501, LMS Black 5 - 44736 394 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 Fowler 2P 4-4-0 - 40685 394 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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Great Northern Railway 0-6-0ST steam locomotive, No 1247, 1899393 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 Stanier 4-6-0 Jubilee - 45706 "Express" 392 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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391 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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Fairburn Class 4 -MT 2-6-4, - 42051390 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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