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Don’t forget, if you have an idea for an article, why not get in touch and perhaps you could feature in TRACTION. Editor’s Welcome Welcome to the November issue of TRACTION. We start with a selection of photographs of the line between Bradford and the first station on the line to Manchester, Low Moor. The days of heavy freight traffic at Warrington are recalled in our look at the area in the 1990s, including the disappearance of coal traffic to a nearby power station. In South Yorkshire , the National Coal Board found it more economical to hire BR Class 08s to work traffic from some of the coal mines than buy new locomotives. Finally, we look at a cross country line in the north Midlands near Stoke on Trent, which saw a variety loco hauled trains. Stephen Rabone steverabone@hotmail.com Contents 69 Bradford to Low Moor photos by Gavin Morrison 72 Warrington in June 1990 by John Dedman 80 Tinsley Rods For Hire by Andrew Overton 8 6 Loco haulage on the ‘Knotty’ by Clive Baker 68 Tr a c t i o n | November 2024 | www.RMweb.co.uk Publisher: Steve Cole E: stevec@warnersgroup.co.uk Editor: Stephen Rabone E: steverabone@hotmail.com ADVERTISING AND PRODUCTION Advertising Account Manager: Sarah Jarman T: 01778 392055 Ad Production: Allison Mould T 01778 395002 E. allison.mould@warnersgroup.co.uk Design: Dan Jarman Ad Design: Amie Carter Printed by: Warners Midlands plc DISTRIBUTION News Trade, Warners Distribution: T: 01778 392417 Model Trade, Warners Trade Sales: T: 01778 392404 SUBSCRIPTIONS For all subscription enquries: T: 01778 392012 F: 01778 421706 E: subscriptions@warnersgroup.co.uk West Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9PH BACK ISSUES Tel: 01778 391180 E: subsaccexecteam@warnersgroup.co.uk West Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9PH CONTRIBUTIONS TO TRACTION TRACTION welcomes contributions from railway staff and enthusiasts about diesel and electric traction and railway operation. If possible articles should be sent in digital format either by email or on CD or memory stick. Photographs and slides should be scanned and also submitted in the same way. Please contact the Editor for further details and advice about scanning methods when submitting photographs. ©Warners Group Publications plc 2016 All rights reserved. Material is only accepted on the understanding that there are no copyright restrictions. Although every care will be taken, all materials submitted are at the owner’s risk and Warners Group Publications plc cannot be held responsible for loss or damage however caused. Copyright on all materials in the magazine remains vested in the Authors and Warners Group Publications plc. Reproduction of the whole or any part is forbidden without the relevant permissions. Warners Group Publications plc and the Editor cannot be held responsible for any error that might occur in the text or advertisements. Reliance placed upon the contents of the magazine is entirely at reader's own risk. www.warnersgroup.co.uk www.facebook.com/tractionbywarners www.traction-magazine.co.uk ISSN: 1354-2680 Scan this QR code with your smartphone to link through to TRACTION’s website Cover photo: 40195 leaves the tunnel at Bowling Junction with the 13:00 Blackpool to Bradford Interchange on July 24th, 1976. GAVIN MORRISON
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Bradford to Low Moor Gavin Morrison’s photos show the changes over the years on the line between Bradford Exchange (now Bradford Interchange) and Low Moor. Bradford Exchange station was closed and replaced by Bradford Interchange in 1977. The once important railway location of Low Moor, with its station and locomotive depot, closed in the 1960s but reopened in 2017 and now has f requent services, including to London. D9003 is seen at Low Moor on September 7th, 1961, with 1E07 to London King’s Cross. Normally, this train started at Bradford Exchange at 10:10 and ran via the former Great Northern Railway route to Wakefield Westgate, where it combined with the 10:35 Leeds portion. However, on this date, the train was diverted because of engineering works and ran via the former Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR) route through Cleckheaton and Wakefield Kirkgate before joining the line to Doncaster south of Wakefield. The ill-fated DP2 is seen in the old Bradford Exchange station with the three-coach portion of a train to King’s Cross on Saturday, February 18th, 1967. The loco appears to be displaying the incorrect headcode IN14, as it should be 1E14. The station clock shows 3.30pm, so the train will be the Bradford portion of ‘The White Rose’, which was scheduled to leave at 16:10, combining at Wakefield Westgate with the Harrogate and Leeds portion. With the closure of Leeds Central later in 1967, Bradford portions of trains to London were combined at Leeds rather than Wakefield. Green-liveried 40106 is seen at the east end of Low Moor heading a Heckmondwike working man’s club outing to Morecambe on June 17th, 1979. Clearly, there are many railway enthusiasts aboard!

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Don’t forget, if you have an idea for an article, why not get in touch and perhaps you could feature in

TRACTION.

Editor’s Welcome

Welcome to the November issue of TRACTION. We start with a selection of photographs of the line between Bradford and the first station on the line to Manchester, Low Moor.

The days of heavy freight traffic at Warrington are recalled in our look at the area in the 1990s, including the disappearance of coal traffic to a nearby power station.

In South Yorkshire , the National Coal Board found it more economical to hire BR Class 08s to work traffic from some of the coal mines than buy new locomotives.

Finally, we look at a cross country line in the north Midlands near Stoke on Trent, which saw a variety loco hauled trains.

Stephen Rabone steverabone@hotmail.com

Contents

69 Bradford to Low Moor photos by Gavin Morrison

72 Warrington in June 1990 by John Dedman

80 Tinsley Rods For Hire by Andrew Overton

8 6 Loco haulage on the ‘Knotty’ by Clive Baker

68 Tr a c t i o n | November 2024 | www.RMweb.co.uk

Publisher: Steve Cole E: stevec@warnersgroup.co.uk Editor: Stephen Rabone E: steverabone@hotmail.com

ADVERTISING AND PRODUCTION Advertising Account Manager: Sarah Jarman T: 01778 392055

Ad Production: Allison Mould T 01778 395002 E. allison.mould@warnersgroup.co.uk

Design: Dan Jarman Ad Design: Amie Carter Printed by: Warners Midlands plc

DISTRIBUTION News Trade, Warners Distribution: T: 01778 392417 Model Trade, Warners Trade Sales: T: 01778 392404

SUBSCRIPTIONS For all subscription enquries: T: 01778 392012 F: 01778 421706 E: subscriptions@warnersgroup.co.uk West Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9PH BACK ISSUES Tel: 01778 391180 E: subsaccexecteam@warnersgroup.co.uk West Street, Bourne, Lincolnshire PE10 9PH CONTRIBUTIONS TO TRACTION TRACTION welcomes contributions from railway staff and enthusiasts about diesel and electric traction and railway operation. If possible articles should be sent in digital format either by email or on CD or memory stick. Photographs and slides should be scanned and also submitted in the same way. Please contact the Editor for further details and advice about scanning methods when submitting photographs.

©Warners Group Publications plc 2016 All rights reserved. Material is only accepted on the understanding that there are no copyright restrictions. Although every care will be taken, all materials submitted are at the owner’s risk and Warners Group Publications plc cannot be held responsible for loss or damage however caused. Copyright on all materials in the magazine remains vested in the Authors and Warners Group Publications plc. Reproduction of the whole or any part is forbidden without the relevant permissions. Warners Group Publications plc and the Editor cannot be held responsible for any error that might occur in the text or advertisements. Reliance placed upon the contents of the magazine is entirely at reader's own risk.

www.warnersgroup.co.uk www.facebook.com/tractionbywarners www.traction-magazine.co.uk

ISSN: 1354-2680 Scan this QR code with your smartphone to link through to TRACTION’s website

Cover photo: 40195 leaves the tunnel at Bowling Junction with the 13:00 Blackpool to Bradford Interchange on July 24th, 1976. GAVIN MORRISON

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