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Knott End Railway

Introduction

This was a single track railway which, in 1908, extended the Garstang and Knot End Railway from Pilling to Knott End, at the same time it took over the earlier line.

Locations along the line

These locations are along the line.

Pilling

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Garstang and Knot End Railway

The 1870 timetable of the newly opened Garstang and Knot End Railway. These limited services were operated by a single locomotive 'Hebe' (61114) ...
Knott End Collection //1870

An old platelayers hut still stands on the trackbed immediately to the east of the Pilling station site. It is in good condition and appears to have ...
Knott End Collection 25/11/2017

This Hudswell Clarke 0-6-0ST (1885/1955) has been cosmetically restored and is displayed at the entrance to the caravan site that is built on the ...
Mark Bartlett 29/01/2015

Pilling Station (SD 413478) opened in 1870 only to close in 1872. It opened again in 1875 as the Knott End railway although Pilling would be the ...
Mark Bartlett 16/02/2008

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Carr Lane

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Carr Lane Halt was only opened in 1923, when the LMS tried to wring a little more revenue out of its smallest constituent company by opening some ...
Mark Bartlett 12/07/2020

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Preesall

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A slight rise in the road and these typically KER concrete gate posts mark the site of Green Dick's Crossing, almost mid way between Preesall and ...
Mark Bartlett 22/10/2018

This is the site of Preesall station and its small goods yard, now occupied by an egg packing plant. The tracks followed the line of trees behind the ...
Mark Bartlett 01/01/2017

Preesall station, looking towards Knott End, taken sometime soon after the 1908 opening of the line from Pilling. A dumb buffered wagon is on some ...
Knott End Collection //1908

An interesting image of brand new (almost finished) Preesall station, on the 1908 extension of the line from Pilling to Knott End. 0-6-0T Knott ...
Knott End Collection //1908

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Knott End

Although closed completely since 1950, Knott End station has survived, albeit substantially rebuilt, as a popular cafe.
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Sign of the times. The Wyre Ferry was suspended for several months during the initial Covid lockdown but is now operating again. This view looks down ...
Mark Bartlett 25/07/2020

The 'Wyre Rose' arrives from Fleetwood at the lower end of the Knott End slip on 20th December 2022. The ferry timetable is basically hourly at xx45 ...
Mark Bartlett 20/12/2022

In 1950 this view, taken from behind the buffers, would have been of two platforms with tracks at Knott End station and would also include a water ...
Mark Bartlett 31/12/2019

Manning Wardle 0-6-0T Knott End believed to be taken by the loco facilities at Knott End station. This locomotive was bought new in 1908 for ...
Knott End Collection //

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Knott End Railway

Introduction

Locations along the line

Pilling

Carr Lane

Preesall

Knott End

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