Date: 07/02/2017

Railway revivalists are to launch a campaign which could see part of an almost forgotten rail route restored. The team of transport enthusiasts have long since dreamed of seeing parts of the route of the former Garstang to Knott End Railway being re-tracked and used by local passengers and tourists. [From Mark Bartlett]

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All aboard for Garstang rail line revival

The Garstang Courier

Railway revivalists are to launch a campaign which could see part of an almost forgotten rail route restored.

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The substantially rebuilt terminus of the Knott End Railway in its centenary year. Opened in 1908 the sparse passenger service [See image 29967] only lasted twenty two years until closure in 1930 with goods services finishing in 1950. The two lines terminated in between the building extensions, the left of which is in basically original condition. The Fleetwood ferry slipway is to the left of the station, which is now used as a cafe with pictures of the old railway displayed inside.
Location: Knott End
Company: Knott End Railway
23/04/2008 Mark Bartlett

Sixty six years after the last goods train, and eighty six after the last passenger service, a section of the Knott End Railway trackbed between Hackensall Road in Knott End and the site of Preesall station is still clearly defined and accessible to walkers. This view looks east towards Preesall and ahead lies a stream which is now crossed by a modern footbridge that was installed to replace the collapsed railway structure. Might this old line see trains again? See recent news item.
Location: Preesall
Company: Knott End Railway
29/02/2016 Mark Bartlett