Hellifield Shed
as captured through a carriage window
of a north-bound service in 1952.
It won the
"Trains Illustrated Photograph of the Year"
award for that year.
Photo: K. Roberts
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No. 66122 recommences its epic journey
from Burngullow in Cornwall to Irvine in Scotland
with the ‘silver bullets’ china clay slurry
during April 2006.
Photo: E. Buckley
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Hellifield North end’s pleasing array of semaphore signals
is shown to good effect
as Virgin Soldiers, ably assisted by Brains, prepares to do battle with the 1 in 100 gradients
of the Settle – Carlisle line April 2006.
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September 1998, Black Five, 45407,
approaches a refurbished Hellifield station
with the 'East Lancs Venturer',
after its journey up Shap to Carlisle,
and then over the Settle & Carlisle line.
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A photo of Hellifield station
taken from a hot-air balloon in January 1991.
The Ribble Valley Line from Clitheroe
enters the picture bottom left,
and that from Skipton, mid-right, above the houses.
Photo: E. Buckley
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Hellifield South Junction,
taken from the signal box June 1998.
The signals have now been replaced
by new and less imposing semaphores.
Photo: E. Buckley
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Unit 144002 at Hellifield
on a Leeds to Morecambe service April 2006.
The Midland Railway’s Wyvern symbol may be discerned
in the canopy detail.
Photo: John Brennan |
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Brains, 57309, heaves 390046, Virgin Soldiers,
up the final pull in to Hellifield station
with a diverted Virgin Euston to Carlisle service April 2006.
Photo: E. Buckley
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Stanier Black Five 45407
brings the “East Lancs Venturer” into the restored Hellifield Station
on 12 September 1998 Photo: E. Buckley |
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Hellifield: Midland Railway Canopy
December 1986
Photo: E. Buckley
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Photo: B. Haworth circa 1985
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Hellifield Track Layout circa 1986
as displayed in the the Signal Box
Photo: B. Haworth circa 1985
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Hellifield Track Layout circa 1913
Photo: B. Haworth circa 1985
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Hellifield Down Outer Home Signal on L&Y line
in the "off" position
as viewed from the RVR Cab Ride film
"To Hellifield and Back"
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The approach to Hellifield South Jct. signal box
from the same film
Photos: W. Briggs
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