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Ken Roberts'

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Classic Photos of the

Ribble Valley Line

Fond memories

for many

Chatburn Goods Yard August 1961

 

2 - 6 - 4 T on the last day of service, 5th September 1962, crosses Two Gates Bridge approaching Brownhill Cutting with a Manchester Vic. - Hellifield train

In summer 1953, a Hellifield 4F 0-6-0, 44579, slogs up the bank through the original Wilpshire (for Ribchester) station with a rake of empty wooden-bodied coal wagons.

 

Unknown Black 5 heads north through the disused Wilpshire Station with an excursion in July 1964

Lower Darwen (24D) ex LYR Aspinall 0-6-0 (built 1889) trundles the pickup freight through Wilpshire Station circa 1950

Fairburn Tank, 42154, drifts down Cemetery Hill on a local Hellifield / Blackburn stopper with attached Fish Van June 1957.

With Pendle Hill in the background, un-named ‘Patriot’ 4-6-0 45517, climbs Langho bank in charge of the 4.45 p.m. Hellifield / Liverpool September 1962.

Jubilee 4.6.0, no. 45607, “FIJI”, makes light work of Langho Bank on a Hellifield/Liverpool service passing Langho Signal Box during June 1957

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43014 / 43013 on 15:39 Bournemouth / Edinburgh
at Chatburn Cutting on 24th May 1993

Royal Scot, class 46160, Queen Victoria’s Rifleman, storms up Langho bank  approaching Wilpshire station  in charge of a Glasgow/Blackpool special during July 1964. These services were normally worked south from Carlisle by Lower Darwen men

Pullman Cars at Blackburn

Interior of an L & Y 1st Class Coach noted by Ken on an excursion to Morecambe Euston Road in the early 50s

Patriot, 45535, E Tootal Broadhurst, heads a Saturday only Summer Service Manchester Vic. - Glasgow via Hellifield and observed approaching Wilpshire June 1962 - note the Gresley articulated coach.

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Sunset at Langho Station in the mid - 1950s

Unidentified “Crab” heads north through Rimington in the late Fifties.

Top left:

Clitheroe/Gunnie cement climbs toward Wilpshire Tunnel with two class 37s in charge (June 1886)

Top right:

Two Class 37s, 37422 / 37605, ease 6SO3, the Clitheroe/Gunnie Cement working, round the curve towards Brownhill Cutting on 22nd April 1992

Left:

Unidentified 2-6-2T Fairburn Tank works the local pick up, bunker first, up Cemetery Hill with Presflo Cement Wagons bound for Horrocksford in transit