Accrington Railways - Robert Kenyon

tRwa oi l wwaoyr sCth oe fc kt he re wi nhj uo rreedc ewi veer de taa dk ee ne pt oc uhtotsop hi tiasl . hTeha eds, ea nwde trhe eMf irr eJ ammaens oHf ot hr reolci gk hs tf reonmg i nBea xMe rn dJ aemn ,e as Ki ne Cn hd ua lr, cwh ,hsousf fuefrf ee rde sdebv reor ek ebnr ur ii bs isn. gT hb eu tdwr i av es ra ob fl et ht oe lci og nh tt i ennugei nmea, nWniilnl iga mf o oCtrpolaast ed aol fe hoifs Reanigl wi naey, wS thr ei ceht hf raodmbtahni ks et dr aai nparne vdi oo un sr turnani ni nugpbtahcek sstheoeupl di nhc al ivnee cf rr oo sms eAdc oc rvienrgot onnt oSttha et i odno .wTnh il si neens gtion er eht ua dr ndteot at oc hwend. The passenger train had set in motion and collided with the light engine as it was drawing back. Neither engine had derailed in the crash as thankfully both had been travelling at relatively sTlhoew csaprer ei adgse, ss owbeor et h swh ue rnet eadb lbe atcok r oe tnut ron t uh ne duepr tphleaitrf oorwmn, as tneda mp atsos eAncgc er irns g wt oenr eS ht ea dk se nf o or na t tt oe ntthi oe ni r. da reosut innda,t ibountst hoeni rt hi ne j u0r9i:e1s2a tmr aoiunnttoe dMtaonncoh ems toerre. Tt hhaen cmo lilni soiro nb rhuai sdi nsgc aatnt edr sehdolcukg. g a g e a n d p a s s e n g e r s During 1932 there were 39 eastbound services during the weekdays direct to destinations such as Colne and Skipton, and also to Todmorden, Wakefield and Ilkley. The first service (to Ilkley) departed Accrington at 05:35 and the final train to Colne (ex-Manchester) left at 23:30. Westbound there were 37 trains each day for Preston and Blackpool Central, also to Fleetwood, Liverpool Exchange and Southport. The first train to Preston departed Accrington at 06:00 and the last train to Blackburn at 23:30. There were 18 trains each day towards the south calling at Bury, Salford and Manchester. The first departure was at 05:58, the final one at 21:50. Following the ‘grouping’ of the railways in 1923, when the former Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway became part of the London, Midland & Scottish Railway, there were many changes to the allocation of Accrington locomotive shed. Some ex L & Y locomotives remained but there was an influx of engines from other constituent railways, plus those which were built in the interim period. The allocation for 1932 is listed as follows - Origin Built Type Classificatio n LMS & BR nos. new withdrawn Fowler LMS Derby 4 – 4 – 0 2P 10666 & 40666 Jan. 1932 July 1959 Fowler LMS Derby 4 – 4 – 0 2P 10677 & 40677 Feb. 1932 Dec. 1959 Fowler LMS Crewe 4 – 4 – 0 2P 10696 & 40696 Nov. 1932 June 1962 Hughes Derby 2 – 4 – 2 tank 2P 10701 Dec. 1893 Nov. 1938 Hughes Derby 2 – 4 – 2 tank 2P 10722 May 1895 Dec. 1946 Aspinall L & Y Horwich 2 – 4 – 2 tank 2P 10800 & 50800 June 1898 Aug. 1948 Aspinall L & Y Horwich 2 – 4 – 2 tank 2P 10819 Sep. 1898 Dec. 1947 Aspinall L & Y Horwich 2 – 4 – 2 tank 2P 10838 May 1899 Mar. 1939 Aspinall L & Y Horwich 2 – 4 – 2 tank 3P 10891 & 50891 Feb. 1910 Mar. 1950 Aspinall/Hughe s Horwich 2 – 4 – 2 tank 3P 10939 June 1905 Mar. 1945 Kitson L & Y Aspinall 0 – 6 – 0 s/t 2F 11352 May 1893 Apr. 1938 Beyer Peacock L & Y 0 – 6 – 0 s/t 2F 11412 & 51412 Mar. 1881 Sep. 1962 Beyer Peacock L & Y 0 – 6 – 0 s/t 2F 11467 & 51467 Jan. 1882 Nov. 1948 Beyer Peacock L & Y 0 – 6 – 0 s/t 2F 11484 & 51484 Mar. 1882 June 1959 Kitson L & Y L & Y 0 – 6 – 0 s/t 2F 11507 Apr. 1885 Nov. 1933 Aspinall Horwich 0 – 6 – 0 2F 12093 & 52093 Feb.1890 Sep. 1962* Aspinall Horwich 0 – 6 – 0 2F 12101 Oct. 1890 Mar. 1946 Aspinall Horwich 0 – 6 – 0 2F 12232 & 52232 June 1894 Sep. 1959 Fowler LMS Derby 2 – 6 – 4 tank 4MT 12310 & 42310 Feb. 1928 Mar. 1963 Fowler LMS Derby 2 – 6 – 4 tank 4MT 12316 & 42316 Mar. 1928 Feb. 1963 Fowler LMS Derby 2 – 6 – 4 tank 4MT 12319 & 42319 Apr. 1928 Oct. 1963 Fowler LMS Derby 2 – 6 – 4 tank 4MT 12356 & 42356 July 1929 Oct. 1961 Fowler LMS Derby 2 – 6 – 4 tank 4MT 12361 & 42361 July 1929 Feb. 1964 Aspinall Horwich 0 – 6 – 0 3F 12447 & 52447 Aug. 1906 Dec. 1955 Aspinall Horwich 0 – 6 – 0 3F 12452 & 52452 June 1909 June 1960 Aspinall Horwich 0 – 6 – 0 3F 12458 & 52458 Nov. 1909 Sep. 1959

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