Accrington Railways - Robert Kenyon

for the inter-availability of tickets on both buses and trains between Accrington and Manchester, then passengers might go by train and return by bus or vice versa? A spokesman for Ribble Motor Services, the operator of buses on parallel route said, it was possible by some prior arrangement, but would not be practical on a casual basis. The cuts proposed were to -

The 05:30 Preston to Todmorden, (Saturdays only). The 06:00 Accrington to Colne, (Saturdays excepted). The 07:45 Accrington to Bury, Bolton Street. The 12:23 Preston to Accrington, (Saturdays only, winter only). The 13:35 Preston to Todmorden would terminate at Accrington, (Saturdays excepted, winter

only).

The 14:55 Preston to Colne, (winter only). The 15:19 Preston to Accrington, (winter only). The 16:17 Todmorden to Blackburn, (winter only). The 16:22 Accrington to Preston, (winter only).

The 17:12 Accrington to Manchester Victoria, (Saturdays only). The 18:06 Accrington to Bury, Bolton Street, (Saturdays only). The 19:25 Colne to Preston, (winter only). The Sundays only 08:00 Accrington to Manchester Victoria. The Sundays only 10:55 Colne to Bolton. October Once again the popular Sunday excursions would be repeated with Workington, Doncaster and Harrogate on the 5 th , Coventry on the 12 th , Llandudno and Chesterfield on the 26 th . November On Saturday the 8 th , Stanley were away to Rochdale and fans going to the Spotland ground could go by train from Huncoat at 13:03, Accrington at 13:10, Haslingden at 13:27 and Helmshore at 13:34 for 3/3d return. The return train departed Rochdale at 17:40. ( Stanley lost by the only goal of the game .) A special took Rovers fans to Hawthorne’s Halt on Saturday, the 15 th , for Rovers away game at West Bromwich Albion. The repeat trips to popular destinations continued with on the 9 th Coventry, and on the 16 th, to Workington, with an alternative to Grassington which included rambles for 6/6d. Accommodation was strictly limited on the diesel excursion which departed Accrington at 10:19 on the same day to Harrogate for 8/3d, Ripon 9/6d, Northallerton 12/-, Darlington 13/9d, Durham 16/6d and Newcastle-upon-Tyne 18/-. Another diesel excursion visited Llandudno and the North Wales resorts on the 23 rd , when a trip to Hull was the counter attraction. Stanley were away to Stockport County on the previous day and by crossing from Victoria to London Road Station in Manchester off the 12:22 from town, fans could travel for 4/6d and return by any train. ( Stanley drew 0 - 0 .) On the final Sunday of the month Barrow and Chesterfield were the destinations. December On Sunday, the 7 th , a special excursion departed Accrington at 09:53 for destinations to en route to Coventry. The return fares on this train were Bolton 3/-, Manchester 3/6d, Stockport 4/6d, Macclesfield 7/-, Stoke-on-Trent 9/3d, Stafford 12/3d, Wolverhampton 14/3d, Dudley Port 14/9d, Birmingham New Street 15/6d and Coventry 17/3d. Light refreshments were also available on this train. Runs to Millom or Doncaster, and the repeated diesel run to Newcastle-upon-Tyne on the 14 th , closed out the year. In 1958 the following 2 locomotives were allocated - Origin Built New Type Class. Number In Out Withdrawn LMS Stanier Crewe Dec. 1937 2 – 6 – 2 tank 3MT 40192 Nov. 1958 Feb. 1959 Dec. 1961 LMS Stanier Derby Feb. 1937 2 – 6 – 4 tank 4MT 42480 Feb. 1958 June 1959 Jan. 1963 1959 A batch of Metro-Cammell 2-car diesel multiple units numbered in the M51197-M51203 with M56355- M56361 series were allocated to Newton Heath Sheds, and began appearing on the Manchester Victoria services through Accrington. January The usual trips to Blackpool and Southport had started by the end of the month, and these would continue right up until April 25 th , with the exception of Easter Saturday, March 28 th . The special excursions began again on Sunday, the 25 th , with Chesterfield, Millom and Ingleton the choices and with

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