Accrington Railways - Robert Kenyon

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Colne 16:00 18:10 21:15 18:47 Services also called at Darwen, Brierfield and Nelson On the 10:30 and the Sunday service a Luncheon Car was provided between Euston and Stockport, whilst on the 16:05 departure this was a Dining Car. Changes could be made in Crewe for connections to Shrewsbury, Hereford, Newport and Cardiff, also for Bristol Temple Meads, Exeter St David’s, Torquay, Plymouth and Penzance. November At another meeting of the Electrical, Legal & Parliamentary Committee, a letter was received from the promoters of the Clayton-le-Moors Light Railway , which proposed to run a line from a junction with the L & Y’s, made at a point close to the sidings adjoining Accrington Cricket Club all the way into Clayton-le-Moors. It was resolved to request the promoters provide plans and further details of this scheme. It was further resolved the L & Y would be granted permission to put up a notice on the Corporation’s property on Market Street in Church. December At a meeting of the Finance Committee, the Town Clerk reported on the General Rate Assessment of the railway station and sidings, which the L & Y had given notice they intended to appeal against. They claimed that under the provisions of the Public Health Act of 1875, the whole of the sidings, loading bays and wharves should be assessed at 25% under the provisions exempting them. Following meetings with representatives from Bacup, Haslingden and Rawtenstall corporations, at which Mr Cross, Union Valuer was present, it was resolved that the exemption would be set at 50% subject to the approval of the Railway Company’s directors on the one side, and the authorities on the other. As long as the rates for the current year were paid in full and an undertaking was given that there would be no further actions by either party, it was resolved to approve this arrangement. Here are some details of locomotives allocated to shed number 22 which date from 1908 . Class Type L & Y number LMS number New Withdrawn Barton Wright 0 – 6 – 2 tank 23 (11620) January 1883 October 1926 Barton Wright 0 – 6 – 2 tank 203 11614 December 1882 December 1932 Barton Wright 0 – 6 – 2 tank 264 11605 July 1881 December 1930 Although number 23 was allocated LMS number 11620 it was never carried. Aspinall Locomotives Clas s Type L & Y number LMS & BR numbers New Withdrawn 1008 2 – 4 – 2 tank 39* 10706 February 1895 August 1930 1008 2 – 4 – 2 tank 88* 10730 March 1896 June 1937 1008 2 – 4 – 2 tank 716* 10862 December 1900 March 1938 1008 2 – 4 – 2 tank 1179* 10677 September 1892 April 1945 1008 2 – 4 – 2 tank 1218* 10703 & 50703 December 1893 March 1953 1008 2 – 4 – 2 tank 1270* 10719 May 1895 January 1947 1008 2 – 4 – 2 tank* 1335 10768 February 1897 May 1934 1008 2 – 4 – 2 tank 1347* 10780 April 1897 June 1945 1008 2 – 4 – 2 tank* 1375 10792 April 1898 December 1933 1008 2 – 4 – 2 tank 1384* 10800 & 50800 June 1898 August 1948 1008 2 – 4 – 2 tank 1386* 10802 & 50902 June 1898 July 1952 1008 2 – 4 – 2 tank 1387* 10803 June 1898 October 1946 *Engines 1335 and 1375 were fitted with Druitt-Halpin Thermal Storage Tanks in July, 1905. Of these engines, 39 was reboilered in April, 1916, 88 in August, 1915, 716 in March, 1909, 1179 in July, 1909, 1270 in January 1904, 1347 in February, 1906, 1386 in June, 1918 and 1387 in June, 1904. Whereas engines fitted with Belpair fireboxes and boilers were number 1218 in November, 1912, and 1384 in April, 1911. 14:1 0

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