Darkinson Lane bridge near Lea Road (closed 1938) is one of many rebuilt and raised prior to electrification of the Blackpool line. A steel girder bridge previously stood here. Sprinter 156427 passes under the new bridge on a Blackpool to Huddersfield working on 2nd October 2014. [Ref query 420] The cottage on the right is part of a terrace of old railway houses.
Location: Lea Road (former)
Original line: Preston and Wyre Railway, Dock and Harbour
Photographer: Mark Bartlett
Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett
Date: 02/10/2014
Image number: 49015