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Track Improvement Work
Blackburn to Clitheroe
Spring 2009
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Track Improvement Work
Blackburn to Clitheroe
November 2008
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Clitheroe Station, with covered footbridge and other valued facilities, in L&Y days - exact date unknown
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King Street, Clitheroe, looking towards the Railway Station with the Police Station on the left and the Post House on the right - date unknown.
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Clitheroe before the Interchange with passengers awaiting the Saturday Charter service to Preston circa 1990
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Clitheroe Interchange and the Bus Departure Bays
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An afternoon train passes the site of Clitheroe Goods Yard bound for Manchester Victoria
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At Clitheroe Station, a departing train passes the Platform Gallery and the site of the former footbridge, a replacement being highly desirable.
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A very striking and attractive autumnal photograph of Clitheroe Castle, as captured by RVR member, Peter Bleasdale
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Clitheroe Station, September 2008
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VClitheroe Station, July 2005, looking towards Low Moor Crossing as viewed in RVR Cab Ride
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Horrocksford Jct. Signal Box, which now controls all train movements at Clitheroe, and the commencement of the very long 13 mile block section onwards to Hellifield, and into which all reversing trains must enter, albeit for only 100 yards, or so, and sometimes the source of irritating delay caused by a freight train being in the section.
. . . as viewed in RVR Cab Ride film "To Hellifield and Back"
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Clitheroe Interchange and Clock, with RVR Member, Gordon Wilson, watering one of the many floral displays to be found at the station.
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Chatburn Station in May 1960
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Chatburn Station in July 2005, as viewed from RVR Cab Ride.
Almost unrecognisable and much changed from the photo on the left, can the Manchester - Clitheroe service be extended a few miles to Chatburn by perhaps rebuilding just one platform?
Just a thought!
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6201, Princess Elizabeth, passes Clitheroe with a southbound Cumbrian Mountain Express July 2003
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66151 drifts down to the signal at Low Moor Crossing Clitheroe Sept 2003
The Ribble Valley Line serves as a vital supply link for S&C maintenance as well as a diversionary route for the West Coast Main Line. |
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Class 66, no. 66223, passes Clitheroe on 23 March 2003
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Royal Train, which had just dropped HRH Prince Charles at Clitheroe to visit the Interchange during January 2003
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Above: Clitheroe Station (centre) and the Post House (far right) viewed from the Clitheroe Castle circa 1890
Photo from the Haworth - Greenwood collection
Below: Same scene and location photographed during the summer of 2006
Photo: W. Briggs
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Photo of Clitheroe looking along Castle Street as viewed from the Castle iby David Johns
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Clitheroe Station with its array of semaphore signals in 1961
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Left & Right: Views of Clitheroe & Station Goods Yard circa 1915 |
Above photos from the collection of the late Mrs. M. Briggs |
Clitheroe station sign based on paintings produced by Local Primary School pupils
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