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John45378 · 20-03-2011, 20:37

Went there once on a school trip in the Sixties. I remember having to wear goggles and it seemed terrifying!

They used to have a couple of sidings on the railway - one either side of the road bridge.

The one on the Accrington side were mostly for coal - invariably shunted by 47201 - which dated from the nineteenth century.

The ones on the Rishton side generally had tar wagons in there - owned by Lancashire Tar Distillers (somewhere near Manchester) - which were covered in an evil looking black gunk.

Rgds

John45378

20-03-2011, 20:37	#15
John45378 Junior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cheshire Posts: 12 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 0	Re: Blythe Chemicals Works Went there once on a school trip in the Sixties. I remember having to wear goggles and it seemed terrifying! They used to have a couple of sidings on the railway - one either side of the road bridge. The one on the Accrington side were mostly for coal - invariably shunted by 47201 - which dated from the nineteenth century. The ones on the Rishton side generally had tar wagons in there - owned by Lancashire Tar Distillers (somewhere near Manchester) - which were covered in an evil looking black gunk. Rgds John45378