156461 crosses the M65 near Rishton, while working from Colne to Preston on 5th September 2022. This picture taken from the Dunkenhalgh Aqueduct that carries the Leeds Liverpool Canal over the motorway just a little further east, and slightly lower, than the railway bridge shown. They were both constructed just prior to this stretch of motorway opening in 1984.
Location: Rishton
Original line: Accrington, Burnley and Colne Branch (East Lancashire Railway)
Operator: Northern
Photographer: Mark Bartlett
Contact photographer: Mark Bartlett
Date: 05/09/2022
Image number: 82367