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St. Helens Area Rail Photographs:

Part 2: Earlestown and St. Helens Junction.

 

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EARLESTOWN (East curve):

Track relaying, 21 April 2003. 66189 departs with spoilt ballast from the lifted track in Platform 5.

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Meanwhile, 37047 & 37308 wait on Vulcan Bank with new ballast.

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37308 + 37047 arriving at Earlestown with the ballast train.

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EARLESTOWN:

37042 with the Seaforth - Warrington Arpley empties on 7 May 2003.

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EARLESTOWN:

76077 passes Earlestown No.4 signal box and enters the station with the stock for a LCGB Brakevan tour on 5 August 1967.

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EARLESTOWN:

44837 passes through Platform 2 with a westbound freight service on 5 August 1967. On the right are the then Platforms 3 & 4, the latter now disused.

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66050 at Earlestown on 4 May 2003, during relaying of the west curve. Note the changed footbridge here - the old bridge in the previous view having been replaced by a footbridge recovered from Ormskirk.

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37698 approaches Collins Green with the Seaforth - Warrington Arpley empties on 16 April 2003.

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60069 approaches Collins Green with a MGR service on 16 April 2003. On the left is the site of Bold Colliery & Power Station.

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ST. HELENS JUNCTION:

70039 with a railtour on 28 August 1967.