Carnforth
The south end of Carnforth station, where only the Furness line platforms are now in use, with E3137 (86259) now detached from this Railway Touring Company's excursion as it awaits the attachment of Jubilee Class no. 5699 (BR no. 45699, currently running as 45562 'Alberta') to take the train on to Carlisle, on 14th March 2020. On the right are the disused and partially demolished main line platforms which closed in May 1970, since when any passengers from the Furness Line wishing to travel north to, for instance, Oxenholme and Penrith, now have to go all the way down to Lancaster and come back up again. Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard are conspicuous by their absence but I was hoping Rachmaninov's 2nd Piano Concerto, which played over the opening credits of the famous 1945 film 'Brief Encounter' when the station was nice and smoky in atmospheric black-and-white, would be played to herald our arrival. But alas.
Location: Carnforth
Original line: Ulverston and Lancaster Railway
Photographer: David Bosher
Contact photographer: David Bosher
Photosets: My most popular photos, 1972-2022, 400 views or more
Date: 14/03/2020
Image number: 72563
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