Accrington Railways - Robert Kenyon

excursion which departed Accrington at 10:06 to Skipton for 3/3d, Bell Busk 4/-, Hellifield 4/3d, Settle 5/-, Horton-in-Ribblesdale 5/6d and Ribblehead 6/-, returning at 19:20. On Sunday, the 9 th , departing Accrington at 11:02 the special train was for Doncaster for 8/6d return, calling at Huddersfield 4/9d, Penistone 5/9d, Barnsley 6/-, Mexborough 7/3d and Conisborough 8/-. Return from Doncaster was at 19:25. On Monday, the 12 th , Hull was again revisited. There was also a repeat of the refreshment car train to the Industrial Trade Fair at Castle Bromwich, departing Accrington at 6am with a change in Manchester between Victoria and London Road stations. The 3rd Class fare was 22/6d, the 1st Class fare was 33/9d. The return was at 17:33 from Castle Bromwich with again a cross Manchester change. On Sunday, the 16 th , both the Millom and Coventry excursions were repeated, but there was a new one on the itinerary. This was to Bristol, Newport, Cardiff or Swansea going overnight on Fridays, the 14 th , 21 st or 28 th departing at 22:12 with a change of stations in Manchester. The return fares were 29/-, 27/6d, 29/- or 30/- respectively. Special cheap day returns were available on trains departing after 09:30 throughout the month, with return fares to Blackburn or Burnley for 1/2d, Preston 2/8d, Skipton 3/5d, Todmorden 2/3d, Colne 2/-, Nelson 1/8d, Haslingden 10d, Bury 2/- and Manchester 3/5d. June From the 1 st , there were bargain return fares on specified trains to Blackpool and Morecambe, formerly 7/- now 5/9d from Accrington, from Huncoat 6/- formerly 7/3d and from Church 5/6d previously 6/9d. On Saturday, 22 nd , the destination was Llandudno and the North Wales resorts, departing at Accrington at 11:40 returning at 18:00, the fare to Llandudno was 12/6d. The usual trips to the Lancashire coastal resorts would also operate, including evening runs to Southport on the 22 nd , (and 30 th ) at 3/6d return On Sunday, the 23 rd , departing town at 10:12 Carlisle was the ultimate destination for 13/-, going via Lancaster 5/3d, Carnforth 6/-, Oxenholme 7/- and Penrith 11/-, and returning Citadel Station at 19:10 with light refreshments available both ways. Both Coventry and Millom would again be in the programme. On Whit Monday there was another trip to Otley, Knaresborough, Harrogate & York, and there was also a ‘scenic’ excursion to Harrogate going via Settle, Hawes and Wensleydale from Church 09:43, Accrington at 09:45 for 11/3d return, including a 3 hour stay in Settle and 4 hours in Harrogate. The return from the spa town was at 18:30 coming back via Ilkley. Amongst the choices over the Whitsuntide weekend were specials to Fleetwood for 5/-, Liverpool for either New Brighton or West Kirby 7/- with an organised ramble from the latter. On the following day there were repeat excursions to Liverpool/New Brighton and to Hull. On Sunday, the 30 th , Chesterfield and Workington were both revisited, with a special to Morecambe departing Accrington at 10:13 and Church at 10:16, for 5/9d and 5/6d return respectively, returning from Euston Road at 8pm. Despite poor weather bookings had held up at Accrington Station with 400 on the special to Llandudno. July Another new trip included an evening run to Roundhay Park in Leeds for the Northern Command Military Tattoo, which was on from the 28 th to August the 3 rd . The train would depart town at 16:00 with a return fare of 5/-. Only a limited number of tickets were available to the event and seats were priced at 5/- , 7/6d or 10/-, with standing at 2/6d, so early booking was essential. On Sundays the 4 th and 11 th , there was a repeat of the train and ferry outing to Llandudno or Menai Bridge. This would run daily from the start of the town’s holiday weeks up until September 20 th . Fares were Llandudno 27/- and Menai Bridge 29/6d. There were overnight trains from Accrington on Fridays, the 9 th and 16 th , to Douglas via Fleetwood at 21:27 or 00:46, and 08:55 on Saturday mornings, the fare 41/2d. There was a special for Ireland via Heysham on the 16 th departing Accrington at 20:45, also to resorts in Devon to Paignton at 20:55 with a change of trains in Ramsbottom at 21:15. There were new overnight trains to Plymouth for 93/6d return, going on to Newquay 109/3d, another to Bath for 57/10d, Poole 77/- and Bournemouth 78/6d, also to Norwich for 67/2d and Great Yarmouth 72/4d, to Glasgow at 61/- running via Carlisle (31/4d), and also via Kilmarnock (57/6d), Trains for London ran overnight at 20:43 on Fridays, or 05:40 and 08:33 on Saturday mornings, the fare 60/2d return.

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