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28th March 1972
Park Royals meeting at Helsby (with Class 40 number 389 in the refuge siding). 50404 & 56158 (out of shot) are on the left passing 56156 & 50409 (also out of shot) on the right, 28/3/72. Anthony Griffiths.
15th April 1972
Set: AN141
Two DMUs in Helsby station on 15 April 1972. On the left the Class 108 is on a Wirral Railway Circle tour that would also run from Liverpool Central to Gateacre service, this was the last day of that service. The DMBS closest is carrying set number AN141, the DMCL is believed to be displaying AN142. The Class 101 is set CR203. Stuart Mackay Collection.
3rd May 1972
On the last day of 'local' services between Frodsham Jn and Halton Jn, Class 108 twin 50625 & 56271 is at Helsby on the 13.40 Chester-Allerton, 3/5/72 Anthony Griffiths.
20th August 1974
Helsby Junction 20/8/74. A Class 101 2-car on the 10.10 Chester - Man Vic, with Class 116 3-car suburban unit 50093,59000,50062 on the Hooton branch service. My notes on the print say it stayed for a month on this service. Anthony Griffiths.
5th September 1974
51518,59545 & 51451 on an exhibition train (5T40) with cinema coach at Helsby, 5/9/74. The train was showing the conversion of this unit at Doncaster. Anthony Griffiths.
27th July 1975
Ex Scottish twin 56411 & 51117 on the rear of a 1L80 Pendleton-Llandudno service at Helsby, 27/7/75. Anthony Griffiths.
10th April 1976
A Class 103 2-car at Helsby on the Hooton branch service, 10/4//76. Anthony Griffiths.
9th July 1976
An unusual photo showing a very long formation formed neatly of Class 101 & 108 vehicles all carrying the short lived refurbishment livery. The occasion was a schools special from Scarborough to Chester returning through Helsby, 9/7/76. The 8-car formation was 50169/59306/59075/50161, 56191/50619 & 51230/56369. Anthony Griffiths.
Unknown Date
A fairly rare photo of a Park Royal formed into a (hybrid) 3-car set. 50406 is with Met Camm Class 101 vehicles 59131 & 50337,at Helsby on the 09:38 Runcorn - Chester service (date unrecorded). Notes on the back of the original photo record that 50406 replaced 50320 in the set, the latter being subsequently paired with 56080. Anthony Griffiths.
23rd June 1977
Derby twin 56268 & 50985 derailed on the branch crossover at Helsby, whilst swapping from P4 to P3 to work the Rock Ferry service, 23/6/77. Anthony Griffiths.
1978
An unusual hybrid formation for that route, with a Class 100 added onto a Class 101 set at Helsby (West Cheshire Junction) in early 1978. Anthony Griffiths.
30th August 1979
A Class 104 DMU, M50508 leading, at Helsby on 30 August 1979. Stuart Mackay Collection.
16th November 1979
A two-car Class 108 DMU with M50939 closest at Helsby on 16 November 1979. Brian Daniels.
19th November 1979
A two-car Met-Camm DMU with Manchester on the destination blind arrives into Helsby station on 19 November 1979. Brian Daniels.
Unknown Date
Set: CH381
An unidentified 3-car Class 108, set CH381, at Helsby, possibly around 1990. Anthony Griffiths.
10th March 1984
51934 at the head of The Staffordshire Ranger railtour at Helsby station, 10th March 1984. Chris Lings.
20th May 1985
A very rare (possibly unique?) use of a Class 110 on Helsby to Hooton services. 52080 & 51811 are at Helsby with the 12.02 departure, 20/5/85. Anthony Griffiths.
July 1985
Class 101 Metro-Cammell 2-car DMU 54339 and presumably 51203 (DTCL + DMBS) in Platform 4 at Helsby July 1985. On Tour With The Class 13 Army.
2nd November 1985
53672-53722 Helsby 02.11.1985 1240 Rock Ferry to Helsby Martin Baumann.
7th June 1986
Set: BX491
Two Buxton sets working 1L03 Macclesfield-Llandudno passing Helsby, 7/6/86. Full formation was 53634, 59387, 51924, 52062, 59155, 51950. Anthony Griffiths.
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