| This collection contains scanned pictures which my father - Geoffrey Robinson took back in the early 1960`s during the last days of steam on the old Rose Grove - Padiham - Gt Harwood - Blackburn loop line.
Pictures include Wake Week Holiday specials to the seaside and the demolishion of the railway station and track removal. plus a few pictures from surrounding areas. |
Starting at Rose Grove - here 90204 + 90632 WD 8f`s climbing out of the up sidings onto the "hump"at Rose Grove station. 2007-01-20 23:57:00 Buy Print |
Jubilee 45580 "Burma" again at Rose Grove 2007-01-21 00:32:00 Buy Print |
45580 "Burma" passes by at Rose Grove Station 2007-01-21 00:35:00 Buy Print |
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31/07/1964 - Jinty 47344 on duties at Accrington - note Platts factory in the background 2007-01-21 00:31:00 Buy Print |
A view from empty coaching stock passing through Padiham 2007-01-21 00:29:58 Buy Print |
A view passing Padiham station. Note the Simonstone power station in the background. Also long gone! 2007-01-21 00:12:49 Buy Print |
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A view passing Padiham station 2007-01-21 00:00:00 Buy Print |
2-6-4 Tank 42546 heads for Great Harwood here leaving Martholme viaduct. Apparently the viaduct is in better condition now than Ribblehead and it hasnt been used for 45 years. 2007-01-21 00:16:00 Buy Print |
15/04/1963 Crab 42828 arrives at Great Harwood station with a Colne to Southport special 2007-01-20 23:49:00 Buy Print |
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21/06/1962 - Crab 42732 stands at the entrance to Great Harwood Goods yard 2007-01-21 00:05:45 Buy Print |
Black 5 - 45205 arriving at Great Harwood 2007-01-21 00:29:32 Buy Print |
21/07/1962 - 45205 at Great Harwood station - these specials were very popular - note the number of people waiting 2007-01-20 23:56:40 Buy Print |
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21/07/1962 - 45205 leaving Great Harwood station for Blackburn and Southport 2007-01-20 21:36:14 Buy Print |
Black 5 - 44949 on another Blackpool seaside special with Great Harwood station in the background 2007-01-20 23:58:00 Buy Print |
Jubilee 45716 "Swiftsure" again leaving Great Harwood station on a special 2007-01-21 00:09:09 Buy Print |
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18/05/1964 - Black 5 44728 on IT58 to Blackpool leaving Great Harwood station heading for "Unity Bridge" 2007-01-21 00:09:17 Buy Print |
Caught further down the line towards Blackburn -Black 5 - 44949 passes Tottleworth Brook 2007-01-21 00:00:00 Buy Print |
Jubilee 45684 "Jutland" passes under Harwood Rd Bridge at Rishton -note that the nameplate has been removed and "Ringo" written 2007-01-21 00:10:37 Buy Print |
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45216 emerges from Harwood Road bridge heading towards Blackburn at Rishton 2007-01-21 00:05:15 Buy Print |
Probadly the last engine to run the line -8f 48218 with a works train removing the track 2007-01-21 00:27:51 Buy Print |
Another view of 8f - 48218 and the works train. Note near side track already removed 2007-01-21 00:27:06 Buy Print |
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An East bound view of Great Harwood west signal box and remains of the station in the background 2007-01-20 23:59:24 Buy Print |
Demolishion of Great Harwood station 2007-01-20 23:57:31 Buy Print |
Here we see a Black 5 entering Rishton station on the Accrington route. Note the crane in the station yard 2007-01-21 00:38:11 Buy Print |
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Black 5 - 45373 approaches Whalley Rd Bridge (now removed) after leaving Martholme viaduct 2007-01-21 00:40:05 Buy Print |
Jubilee 45633 "Aden" seen at Hellifield station 2007-01-21 00:35:28 Buy Print |
Black 5 45377 stands at Great Harwood station having just returned with a seaside special 2007-02-25 17:01:07 Buy Print |
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Great Harwood station as was before demolishion 2007-02-25 17:16:20 Buy Print |
04/05/63 - a close view of 3442 "The Great Marquess" on "The Dalesman " railtour 2007-04-07 18:16:35 Buy Print |
04/05/63 - 3442 passes by about to cross Whalley Road heading for Great Harwood on "The Dalesman" Railtour 2007-04-07 18:14:45 Buy Print |
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04/05/63 - 3442 "The Great Marquess" on a RCTS tour heads towards Great Harwood between Mill Lane & Whalley road on "The Dalesman" Railtour 2007-04-07 18:03:54 Buy Print |
44945 pulls a freight out of Great Harwood station heading towards Blackburn 2007-04-07 18:13:02 Buy Print |
