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BRIAN HAWORTH
Gallery 14
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Updated: 17 January 2012
FARNWORTH & MOSES GATE |
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Station View at Farnworth
looking towards Moses Gate and Bolton
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Station Entrance at Farnworth
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Station View at Moses Gate
looking towards Farnworth & Manchester
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Station Entrance at Moses Gate
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KNARESBOROUGH VIADUCT |
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Northern class 155, 155343, heads 2C13, 07:57 York to Leeds via Harrogate service
over the towering Knaresborough Viaduct
on 26 May 2011
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COAL WORKING ON LANGHO BANK |
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No Royal Wedding Day off for the driver of class 70, 70004,
pictured striding up Langho Bank heading 6M11 a Killock/ Fiddlers Ferry coal working.
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LYTHAM |
Framed in the rather ungainly station entrance at Lytham,
a class 142 loads passengers onto the 09:21 service to Blackpool South on 15 April 2011
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ST. HELENS JUNCTION & HUYTON |
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Fresh from having the DalesRail wrap applied class 156, 156464,
Lancashire Dales Rail stops to pick up passengers
at St Helens Junction Station
on 14 April 2011
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Close up of wrap on 156464 Lancashire DalesRail
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Class 60, 600049, hurries past Huyton Signal Box
heading 6F74, a Liverpool / Fiddlers Ferry coal working,
on 14 April 2011
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Class 156, 156423, leans into the curve
as it passes Huyton Signal Box
and enters Huyton Station
with a Stalybridge service
on 14 April 2011
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A class 142 stands reflected in the vending machine glass
awaiting its next turn of duty at Wigan Wallgate
on 8 April 2011
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Dedicated Colas Rail log train (6J37) 66845
is spotlighted by the afternoon sun
as it slogs up Langho Bank
on 12 April 2011
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Daffodils add a welcome splash of colour as 66845 plods up
Langho Bank heading 6J37 loaded logs bound for Chirk.
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Class 66, 66718, named Gwyneth Dunwoody, slows for an adverse signal
as it passes through Langho in charge of 4C77,
a Fiddlers Ferry - Kirkby Thore loaded Gypsum working
on 12 April 2011
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Class 142, 142041, rolls across the flat West Lancashire landscape
in charge of a Southport - Manchester Victoria service
on 8 April 2011
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The lineside trees are just starting to turn green with the signal glowing green
as a local Manchester Victoria / Clitheroe service, consisting of a class 153/150,
coasts down Langho Bank towards Billington Cutting
on 12 April 2011
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Class 158, 158848, departs Burnley Manchester Road Station
with the 12:26 Blackpool North to York service
on 31 March 2011
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Exhaust fumes rise as the driver of class 70, 70006, applies power as it departs Preston Station
in charge of 6C16, a Basford Hall / Carlisle Infrastructure Service,
which included class 66, 66615, dead in the consist
on 4 April 2011.
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A selection of RVR Members participating in the visit to the National Rail Museum, York,
clearly photographed at Blackburn prior to departure
on 5 April 2011
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A Class 142 rumbles across the impressive Accrington Viaduct
with a lunchtime service from Colne to Blackpool South
on 14 March 2011
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A 2-car Class 158 heads a lunchtime Blackpool North service across the stone-built Accrington Viaduct
and whose livery is highlighted by the sunlight, which contrasts well with the predominantly blue sky
on 14 March 2011
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Class 156, 156455, stands awaiting departure
from the Bay Platform at Kilmarnock
on 24 September 2009
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OLDHAM MUMPS |
Class 142, 142056, departs Oldham Mumps
during the final week of services prior to closure.
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SHAW & CROMPTON |
Shaw Signal Box, dwarfed by a satanic mill,
and also adjacent to Shaw & Crompton Station
just one week before the closure of line
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Class 142 approaches Accrington
with a Blackpool South /Colne service
on 5 August 2010
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A rather grubby class 142, 142032,
stands at Blackburn on a wet overcast January morning
awaiting departure with a Blackpool South service
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An unusual livery at Blackburn
as on loan South West trains class 158, 158888,
arrives on a York /Blackpool North service
on 18 January 2010
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Freshly re-painted class 150/2, 150272,
stands at Colne after working "The Blues Train"
on 27 August 2010
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A Northern-liveried flower catches the sun at Blackburn
as a class 158 departs on a Blackpool North service
on 15 July 2010
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A thistle reveals Autumn is on the way
as the late evening sun casts shadows on the grass,
and, with Pendle Hill as a backdrop,
156473 climbs Langho Bank bound for Manchester Victoria
on 1 Sept 2010
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A class 158 tops the bank between Cherry Tree and Mill Hill
in charge of a Blackpool North / York service
on 16 September 2010
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Class 142, 142048, approaches Cherry Tree Station
with a Colne / Blackpool South service
on 16 September 2010
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Class 142, 142035, exits Brierfield Tunnel
and leans into the curve
with a Colne /Blackpool South service
on 25 June 2010
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Class 150/2, 150203,
departs the sylvan-like setting of Burnley Barracks Station
on 8 September 2010
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Stanier 8F, 48151, awaits departure from platform one
at Blackburn Station heading the “ Fellsman ”
on 18 August 2010
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With safety valves lifting, Stanier 8F, 48151,
eases out of Blackburn Station, amidst a cloud of steam,
in charge of the “ Fellsman ” service
on 18 August 2010.
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Colas Rail class 66, 66841, hurries up Langho Bank
in charge of 6J37, a Carlisle / Chirk logs service
on 6 September 2010
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Passengers board a class 142 bound for Blackpool South
at Brierfield
on 11 August 2010
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Class 180, 180106, stands awaiting departure
from Bolton Station
amongst the vegetation
on 13 July 2010
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One of Gordon Wilson's magnificent floral displays
at Clitheroe Station
complements a departing class 156
on a Manchester Victoria service
on 25 August 2010
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An unusual Northern service at Wigan Wallgate
- noted during September 2010.
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Class 153, 153360, awaits departure from Burscough Junction
heading a service from Ormskirk to Preston
on 26 August 2010
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Class 153, 153324, leads 150270 out of the early morning mist
at Langho with a Clitheroe bound service
on 26 August 2010
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With a grey Pendle Hill in the background,
early morning sunlight catches the running-in boards and rail heads
at Langho
highlighting the magnificent views on offer at this rural station.
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Passengers board class 142, 142013,
at Nelson Interchange
on 9 Sept 2010
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A class 142 accelerates away from Mill Hill
bound for Blackpool South
on 9 Sept 2010
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Class 150, 150148, draws to a stand at Huncoat
on a Blackpool South /Colne service
on 6 Sept 2010
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Class 150, 150146, eases through the curves coming off Accrington Viaduct,
amidst a background of slate roofs
heading a Blackpool South bound service from Colne
on 8 Sept 2010
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Docklands unit, 608, glides into Limehouse Station on 25 Sept 2010
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DRS class 47, 47802, “ Pride of Cumbria ”,
sits on the rear of a special at Preston
on a very wet Friday 1 Oct 2010
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Clouds, lamp and blue sky at Ribblehead Station
on 4 Oct 2010
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With the guard looking on, class 142, 142061,
prepares to depart from Nelson
with a Colne / Blackpool South service
on 13 May 2010
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Freightliner class 66, 66511, heads 6M32 through Clitheroe
on 26 May 201
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Class 66, 66156, blasts through Billington Cutting, heading 6K05,
a Carlisle / Basford Hall infrastructure service
on 27 May 2010
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Class 150, 150215, disgorges passengers at Bromley Cross
on a cold January morning in 2010
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Newly-painted class 37, 37688, at Carlisle ,
awaiting departure on platform 3
with an ACoRP special to Whitehaven,
contrasts with a Virgin Pendolino unit
on 24 Sept 2009
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The driver of 66111 keeps a watchful eye as his loco
crosses over the point work
from the Horrocksford branch
with a rake of Cement wagons in tow
on 12 August 2010
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No less than five EWS class 66 locos trundle down Langho Bank,
with a rake of empty MGR wagons
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Class 66, 66004, leads classmates into Billington Cutting on with a rake of MGR wagons in tow
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The sun catches the front end of Class 142, 142052,
as it awaits departure from Huncoat
on 28 May 2010
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The exhaust from 66156 blurs the track ahead
as the loco powers up Langho Bank towards Langho Station,
heading 6K05 Carlisle / Basford Hall
on 27 May 2010
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Large-numbered Scottish Class 156, 156511,
sits in the northbound bay (Platform 7)
at Carlisle Station awaiting its next duty
on 5 May 2010
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Network Rail liveried class 31, 31285,
stands at Norwich in between duties
on a snowy 13 January 2010
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The attractive lines of Norwich Station are distorted by falling snow
on a bitterly-cold morning,
on 13 January 2010
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Well-turned out class 142, 142070, awaits departure from Colne with a Blackpool South service on 8 July 2010 |
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Class 156, 156482, is framed
by the lattice footbridge at Feniscliffe
on an overcast June morning in 2009
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Shaw Signal Box is dwarfed by a satanic mill at Shaw & Crompton,
just one week before the closure of line
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Green-liveried Brush diesel, D5613, makes a spirited departure from Preston
in October 2007
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Class 142, 142092, stands, dappled in sunlight, at Preston awaiting departure with a Colne service
on 17 June 2010
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Class 66, 66958, slows for the signal at Preston , with a heavy-haul coal service
on 17 June 2010
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The roof structure at Southport Station casts shadows onto the front of class 150, 150224,
as it awaits its next turn of duty
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Class 222 unit, 222007,
stands at Sheffield
on a sunny morning in September 2010
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Class 144, 144011, awaits departure from Sheffield with a service to Scunthorpe September 2010 |
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Class 357, 357041, departs Westcliff Station
on 24 Sept 2010
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Class 70, 70002, accelerates through Whalley Station
in charge of 6M32 Killock / Fiddlers Ferry
on 27 May
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Class 150, 150218, stands in the old sleeper siding at Preston,
prior to working a Hazel Grove service
on 13 July 2010
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Hunslet shunter, D2595, stands in Preston Riversway Station
on the Ribble Railway
in February 2009
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Penistone Station
February 2010
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Class 158, 158817, departs Settle with a Leeds service
on 27 May 2010
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Driver's eye-view at Accrington ,
as 158797 passes with a Blackpool North / Leeds service
on 16 March 2010
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Contrasting front ends at Skipton on 4 October 2010
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Class 66, 66611, coasts down Langho Bank,
heading 6C64, a Mountsorrel / Carlisle stone working
on 4 August 2010
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Taken through the train window, the attractive signal box
and semaphore signal at St Bees
have much more character than the rather functional waiting shelter
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The autumn evening sunlight catches the front end of a Deltic,
as it storms up Langho Bank
on Sunday 10 Oct 2010
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Evening sun catches the railheads as a Deltic
powers up Langho Bank
on Sunday 10 Oct 2010
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Shunter, 02641, stands stuffed and mounted
at Eureka, Halifax
September 2010
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With the leaves turning on the trees, class 66, 66114,
pounds up Langho Bank hauling 6K05,
a Carlisle / Basford Hall infrastructure service
on 25 Oct 2010
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Class 66, 66058, leans into the curve on Accrington Viaduct,
with empty bitumen tanks from Preston
on 27 Oct 2010
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EWS Class 66, 66111, awaits departure
from Horrocksford Cement Works
on 9 August 2010
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Class 66, 66111, awaits departure from Castle Cement,
with 6S00 Horrocksford / Mossend
on 12 August 2010
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ACCRINGTON Eco-Station NOW OPEN
Northern Rail have now announced the completion of the transfer of the old booking office at Accrington station to the brand new Booking Office over the bridge in the Eco Station.
The office opened to the public on Monday 18 October 2010
Accrington Eco-Station
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The move is the culmination of a project that started construction in January 2010 during the coldest winter for 40 years, and finished in August.
The project has been part funded by the European Union through the Interreg IVB programme.
The station, which is owned by Lancashire County Council and leased by Northern Rail, who will operate the booking office, is the first in Hyndburn to gain an excellent rating under the BREEAM international environmental standard.
The new building, constructed using the latest in eco-friendly techniques and using re-cycled stone has Photovoltaic cells for providing a percentage of the electricity needs, solar water heating, and rain water harvesting for flushing toilets etc.
The basement of the building is to be used as a Learning Zone, where school children will come to learn about the eco-friendly elements of the building.
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View of the new Accrington Eco-Station
taken from Eagle Street,
as a class 142 eases round the sharp approach curves
on a Colne / Blackpool South service
observed on 10 September 2010
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End elevation of the New Station
viewed from Car Park
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View towards the platform
Note the new Direction Signage,
Station Totem and East Lancashire Red-branded Notice Boards.
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Interior of the Booking Hall |
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Rear view of the Main Building |
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Newly-constructed steps from the new Station Car Park to Eagle Street |
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A side view of the new station with a Class 158 rolling into the station
on a York /Blackpool North service
noted on 10 September 2010
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Class 150, 150146, departs Accrington with a Colne / Blackpool South service on 10 September 2010.
The existing red brick station buildings on the right of the picture
will be demolished as soon as the new building comes into use.
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Three car class 158, 158753, loads at Accrington, heading a Blackpool North / York service
on 10 September 2010
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Class 150, 150146, snakes off Accrington viaduct with a Colne / Blackpool South service,
with the blue-slate roofs of the terraced-houses prominent in the background.
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45407, heads the St. James' Day Tripper on Langho Bank near Billington Cutting
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A rare visitor to RVR metals, Class 52 Western Hydraulic, No. 1015, Western Champion, cuts a fine sight rolling down Langho Bank in what was an experimental livery “Golden Ochre” on 3rd September 2005.
For historians, this locomotive hauled the empty stock working of Pullmans, which formed Sir Winston Churchill’s Funeral Train in 1965.
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Above: Class 60 60029 stands adjacent to Castle Cement Engine Shed awaiting its naming ceremony on 4th July 1998.
The loco was named “CLITHEROE CASTLE”
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For many, the concept of coal traffic conjures up images of wagons loaded with lumps and cobs of coal, the reality of the modern fuel for power stations is a pulverised commodity, which can be clearly seen in transit as 6M45, a diverted MGR service, slogs up Langho bank on 11th May 2003 with class 66, 66225, in charge.
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BR Pacific No. 70013, "Oliver Cromwell" storming Langho Bank on 4 August 2008
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"Oliver Cromwell" heads away from Langho Station on a downhill gradient towards Whalley Viaduct on 10 August 2008
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West Coast Mainline diversions bring the new order of trains to Blackburn during March 2003
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Class 142, 142054, stands in Platform 1 with a Colne service circa 1997.
Note the L&Y Platform Clock featured on thus photo, and reproduced in enlarged form in Gallery 8
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Platforms 2 & 4 before demolition
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View of Blackburn Station from the Guard’s cab on a Santa Special |
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Remains of the double track, whose re-instatement is long-awaited, on the approach to Hoddlesden Jct. no longer in-situ
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The Darwen line diverges at Bolton Road Jct., Blackburn. Freckleton Street bridge, in the background, has now been demolished, and replaced by a new one, an architect's drawing being featured in Gallery 1, and the new bridge itself in Gallery 11.
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Entwistle Station now |
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The view looking towards Blackburn from the back cab of a Santa Special passing milepost 20½. The “sandtrap” points can clearly be seen on the approach to Darwen Station.
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View of Darwen Station from the Guard’s cab
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Standard Pacific, 71000, Duke of Gloucester, descends Langho Bank with a steam charter in October 2004.
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An unidentified Class 40 rolls into Blackburn with a summer Saturdays-only Yorkshire - Blackpool North in the early 1970s.
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Black Five and Standard head 1Z40 “The Residential” South up Langho Bank captured passing Mytton Fold Golf Course on 30th June 2001
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Seen here at Preston, the Network Rail “Yellow Peril” track-recording unit, a converted Class 101 DMU, whose data led to the imposition of the ESRs and TSRs on the Ribble Valley Line and, subsequently, the temporary suspension of the Morecambe service.
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On a cold January afternoon in 2008, RVL “celebrity” unit 150149 crosses the picturesque, but rarely photographed, Primrose Viaduct, which carries the line over Standen Brook, just south of Clitheroe.
The 120 ft long viaduct was originally built with seven stone arches and a wooden centre span, which was replaced by three more stone arches in 1870.
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The above photograph of Langho station on the front cover of RVRNews 57 epitimises a country station at this period of time.
In the past, the country station was the focal point of the village it served, but over the years, as road traffic grew and with a certain deadly doctor wielding his closure notices, the traditional country station was lost for ever.
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Old British Railways Signboards feature prominently on this 1974 viewof the South End of the station.
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Duchess (Unknown?) Northbound at Hellifield
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Hellifield Shed :View from the Station |
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Posing as a Signalman in Hellifield Box |
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L&Y Bay in 1974 |
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First DalesRail to call at Ramsgreave &Wilpshire, Langho, and Whalley reaches Hellifield on 29th May 1994
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Snow Scene at Langho |
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Billington Cutting (Caption incomplete) |
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With the late afternoon sun glinting on the wagon sides, a class 37 storms through Langho heading 6E73, the coal empties from Horrocksford, during 2000.
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Just two snowmen and the photographer await the next service to Blackburn on a snowy December morning at Langho in 1996
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Ivatt Mogul simmers amongst the ornate iron work at Blackburn Station
circa 1990
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Photographed from Mitton Fold Golf Course Langho, Portabrook liveried Deltic D9016 heads North under a stormy sky in charge of 1Z63 a Birmingham/Carlisle charter on 28 Dec 2003
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A class 153 rolls down Langho bank towards Billington heading the 10:47 Blackburn / Clitheroe working on Sat 19th June 2004
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