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Eccles Dec 4th 1984.Driver and 2 passengers killed. Liverpool Scarborough train into rear of Tank train.

Well in all my days spottin in 50s 60s never known or heard of GW engines at Patricroft

I recommend reading Salford in the days of Steam. pp 11/12/129 ,by P Shackcloth. gives an insight of GWR to M/c Exchange

I suspect this gourock Leicester working was over the sc and m/c portion detached at skipton (the main train continuing via Leeds sheffield to leicester)the line from skipton to colne still open in1964 .not an outward tour to scotland but a return working.

Great Wesrern loco,s were serviced and stabled at Patricroft ,at least 2 roads on the Old shed were for GWR Locos.Frieght to Liverpool Rd msy well have been turned and serviced at Liverpool Rd. A freight in BR days used to depart Liverpool Road approx 20.05 for Bristol and was a working for GW...

I recall a TV program in the mid 50s reporting the Modernisation program and it reported that the end of steam would be 30 years however 13 years later all gone.

No Chorley cakes at Chorley Dundee let em eat cake Wick for(k) candles

Eccles no Eccles cakes

According to a copy of locos arriving on shed that I have from Patricroft station signalbox, 70013 arrived on shed 11.45hrs 29/12/67,it would depart from shed via Patricroft sdgs S/box approx 17.10hrs to Ordsall Lane Carriage sdgs to attach to York train set.

North Norfolk Rly june 2022

October 2014 you posted about having detailed maps of M/c Ship canal system,is it possible you still have them could you have look for Lords sdg's I have never been able to find anything I suspest it was around weaste/Salford area.Thanks

E6019/D8130 coupled en route Vulcan wks to Doncaster 3/1966 passing Patricroft BR Class 5 73125(tender first) assisting Peak D170 09.00 Lpool-Newcastle 16/3/65 passing Barton Moss jnc

Experienced many many train journeys, however my first continental journey SEpt 1955 Dieppe to Paris was sitting on wooden slatted seats backrest too, and Paris to Rome walking thro carriages to restauraunt car while train rockin n rollin banging right arm against compartment door handles then...

1963 would be correct. sorry Duke in addition 46229 had come out of store at Edge Hill and worked for a few weeks in Dec 1963.