Accrington Railways - Robert Kenyon

between 1901 and 1920, thirteen were on the L & Y whilst eleven were on the LNWR, several resulting in serious injuries and even fatalities. --------------------- In order to reflect the situation on the run up to the end of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway’s independence, there follows a picture of workings and locomotives which were in operation in the area around Accrington in the early 1920s. ( Note The following turns (diagrams), show passenger workings through Accrington and on the North Lancs Avoiding Line (the Harwood Loop), from local and other sheds. Some diagrams show the engine appearing, disappearing and then reappearing later on the same turns .) In 1921 Accrington Shed (22), as the top shed in the G District, had an allocation of 104 locomotives and sub-sheds at Rose Grove (23), Colne (24), Lower Darwen (25) and Hellifield (26). These engines were then allocated to passenger ‘turns’ and those which were the

responsibility of Accrington’s men were as follows - Turn No 1 (214 miles) Mondays to Saturdays TIME WORKING 05:20 Light engine off Accrington sheds to Station 05:50 Accrington to Skipton, arriving 07:00 - Locomotive coaled on shed 12:40 Liverpool train to Preston, arriving 13:25 15:34 Preston to Blackburn, arriving 16:09 16:35 Blackburn to Todmorden, arriving 17:32 18:15 Todmorden to Accrington, arriving 18:56 19:17 Accrington to Preston, arriving 19:53 - Becomes station pilot engine 22:07 Returns light engine to Accrington sheds, arriving 22:56 - Turn No 2 (158 miles) Mondays to Fridays TIME WORKING 07:1 0 Light engine off Accrington sheds to Station 07:3 0 To Blackpool Central, arriving 09:11 10:1 5 Blackpool to Manchester Red Bank, empty stock - Light engine to Newton Heath sheds for coaling 14:5 0 Manchester Victoria to Church, arriving at 16:27

On Saturdays only returns to Accrington at 21:15 and goes to shed

Light engine to Red Bank, for empty stock to Manchester Victoria

15:2 8 17:1 0 18:1 5 -

Empty stock to Accrington Station Light engine to Rose Grove

To Todmorden, arriving 18:45 20:3 To Accrington, arriving 21:17

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