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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 |
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.
Photo: E. Buckley
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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.
Photo: E. Buckley
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A photo of Hellifield station taken from a hot-air balloon January 1991 The RV Line from Clitheroe enters the picture bottom left, and that from Skipton, mid-right, above the houses.
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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 The signals have now been replaced by new and less imposing semaphores.
Photos left & above: 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 12th September 1998
Photo: E. Buckley |
Hellifield: Midland Railway Canopy December 1986
Photo: E. Buckley
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Hellifield Track Layout circa 1913 |
Hellifield Track Layout circa 1986 as displayed in the the Signal Box
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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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