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Lancaster railway station has been hand-picked as one of five in the north west to battle it out in the 'World Cup of Stations'.
(Permalink) Lancaster World Cup of Stations  Lancaster: 'Semi-substitution'. I wondered why buses were running from Bentham to Wennington, Lancaster and Carnforth when the trains were operating but it transpired that the Lancaster platform at Wennington wa ...  Lancaster: 47760 brings the stock of a Santa Special into Platform 3 at Lancaster on 2nd December 2018. The Brush 4 had brought the 13 coaches, and steam loco 35018, from Carnforth and went with the train ... |
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Network Rail has completed a range of essential upgrades to the railway on the West Coast Mainline.
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Station platform canopies are being renovated at Lancaster to improve passenger journeys on the West Coast main line.
(Permalink) Canopies Lancaster  Lancaster: Platform level view of the restored footbridge at Lancaster station.  Lancaster: TPE have been carrying out driver training with Class 802s on the WCML between Craigentinny and Preston. 802214 is seen at Lancaster platform 5 having arrived from Carlisle and now ready to depart bac ...  Lancaster: 68003 'Astute', and unnamed 68033, take the Up Through line at Lancaster with two flasks from Sellafield to Crewe on 27th June 2021. These had run via Workington and over Shap. |
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City councillors are due for an update on Lancaster train services along with roads, buses and city centre car parking changes. Lancaster rail travellers may get a clearer picture on the future of direct trains to London later this year, after fears arose that the controversial high-speed HS2 network could end the citys status on the current inter-city West Coast Mainline between London and Scotland.
(Permalink) HS2 Lancaster  Lancaster: 195118 takes the Down Through Line at Lancaster with a Manchester Airport to Windermere service on 1st July 2019. 390046 is in Platform 3 on a Euston service. This was the first day of CAF CivityMark Bartlett 01/07/2019 |
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Lancaster City Council is to meet a Government railways minister over fears about the loss of direct inter-city trains to London caused by potential changes brought about by high-speed HS2 train timetables.
(Permalink) Lancaster  Lancaster: A Virgin Voyager takes the Up Fast line through Lancaster with a Glasgow to Euston (via Birmingham) service on 20th February 2018.  Lancaster: Freightliner 66556 tows three classmates along the Up Through line at Lancaster Castle station as a Voyager arrives in Platform 4. The other locos, presumably returning to Crewe from weekend engineeri ...  Lancaster: Virgin 390127 just squeezes onto Platform 3 at Lancaster in time to reveal DB 90040 southbound on the Up Fast line heading for Daventry on 13th March 2018. EWS liveried 90028 was working in multiple o ... |
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Passengers can now enjoy a completely restored Grade II listed railway footbridge at Lancaster station.
(Permalink) Footbridge Lancaster Restoration Lancaster: Platform level view of the restored footbridge at Lancaster station. |
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A Grade II footbridge at Lancaster station is being refurbished as the citys railway station evolves for the future.
(Permalink) Lancaster  Lancaster: 150273 looks fresh out of the Kilmarnock workshop as it pauses in Platform 3 at Lancaster whilst working from Leeds to Morecambe on 23rd July 2019. |
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