Accrington Railways - Robert Kenyon

adults and only 40p for a child for the day. There were maximum places of two children per adult however. Yet another rail/road excursion was the one to Snowdonia, which would operate each Wednesday starting on the 22 nd , and continuing to September the 28 th . The coach would call at Caernarfon for lunch and Betws-y-Coed for tea, but meals were not included in the £4:00 and £2:75p fares. By contrast on Saturday the 18 th , there was a ‘Rail Rambler’ to Whitby, which would also call at Battersby and Grosmont for conducted walks. The fares were £3:50p and £2:10p per child. July Half day ‘Sunday Specials’ to Blackpool would operate up until September the 25 th , at a fare of £1:00 for adults and half fare for children. Blackpool would be a very regular destination with day trips operating on Sundays, the 3 rd and the 10 th , Mondays the 4 th , Fridays the 8 th and the 11 th to the 15 th , with Morecambe as an alternative on Tuesdays the 5 th and the 12 th , or Southport on Thursdays the 7 th and 14 th , all at £1:60p/80p fares. On Sunday the 17 th , there was a repeat of the Chester/North Wales excursion. The fares of £3:50p for adults and £2:10p for a child would pay for seats on the Mystery excursions which ran on Mondays the 18 th , and the 25 th , and Wednesday the 27 th , whilst the tickets for the one which operated on Thursday the 21 st , were £3:85p and £2:25p due to the fact that it would return overnight. Other alternatives were to Balloch, for a 3½ hour sail on Loch Lomond on Tuesday the 19 th , at £5:50p and £3:10p, York £2:25p and £1:40p, or Scarborough £3:50p and £2:10p on Wednesday the 20 th , or on Sunday the 24 th , to Aberystwyth for the Vale of Rheidol for £2:90p and £1:80p with the ride to Devil’s Bridge at £1:20p and 60p extra. The month came to its conclusion, with a repeat of the special to Bletchley for Woburn on Tuesday the 26 th , at £5:00 and £3:45p and on Friday the 29 th , to Largs for the Isle of Arran. Included in the fares of £6:50p and £3:60p was a sail on the T.S. Queen Mary at 13:45 to arrive at Brodick at 15:00 for a one hour stay on the Island. Finally, there was a Ramblers’ excursion to Carlisle on Saturday the 30 th , calling at Settle, Horton-in-Ribblesdale, Dent, Garsdale and Kirkby Stephen all at £1:25p and 75p, with those continuing to Carlisle paying £1:50p and 90p. There were organised walks from several stops. August The Anglo-Scottish Cup was a pre-season soccer tournament which on Saturday the 6 th , saw Burnley away at Bolton Wanderers, and a special operated departing town at 13:41 arriving at 14:16, returning at 17:15 and back for 18:30. The fare was £1:35p with no concessions for children. On Sunday the 21 st , there was a ‘Rail Rambler’ to Windermere departing Accrington at 09:58 and calling at Oxenholme 11:40, Kendal 12:04, Burneside 12:08, Staveley 12:16 and Windermere 12:24. Organised walks had been arranged from various stations, before the return departed at 19:05 to arrive back in Accrington at 20:51. The fares were £1:50p and 90p for a child. From Saturday the 27 th to September the 3 rd , the Motor Cycle Show was on at Earl’s Court, and the fares of £7 and £3:50p for a child, included a 2nd Class day return to London, underground tickets and admission. On August Bank Holiday Monday the 29 th , there were specials to both Blackpool and Southport. September Through the month the excursions to Derbyshire, the Cotswolds, Hadrian’s Wall, the Lake District, Glasgow and the Trossachs and Snowdonia would continue to operate, as would the ‘Capital Fares’ to London up until October the 1 st , and then to be extended beyond. On Monday and Tuesday the 12 th and 13 th , specials ran to Blackpool, and the timings were depart Accrington at 10:43, (Rishton 10:48), arriving North at 11:39, returning at 19:50 and back at 20:41 and 20:46 respectively. On Saturday the 17 th , there was a ‘Rail Rambler’ to Hereford, which also called in at Worcester, Great Malvern and Ledbury. On this train it was possible to alight at an intermediate station and then travel on to Hereford by timetabled trains at no additional payment on the £3:50p and £2:10p fares. It was a sign of the changing times that within the advertisement for the specials to Blackpool, on Monday and Tuesday the 19 th and 20 th , which both called at Rishton, it stated that payment for tickets could now be made at Accrington Station using Access or Barclay cards. October The month began on the very first day with another Mystery Trip departing at 07:54, (Rishton 08:02), arriving at 12:29, returning at 18:00 and back for 22:45 and 22:51 respectively. On Sunday the 16 th , there was another ‘Rambler’ calling at stations from Silverdale to Barrow with organised walks, and fares at £1:50p and 90p. Between the 20 th and the 29 th , the ‘Motor Show’ was on at Earl’s Court and (with the exception of Sunday the 23 rd , and Wednesday the 26 th ), it

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