1992

SD6827 : Freight terminal

taken 33 years ago, near to Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen, England

Freight terminal
Freight terminal
The small freight terminal adjacent to Blackburn station
Blackburn railway station

There has been a station on the current site since 1846, originally belonging to the Blackburn and Preston Railway. Ownership subsequently passed to the East Lancashire Railway, the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway. London Midland & Scottish Railway, British Rail(ways) and now Northern Rail (a publicly owned company). The main station building, erected c.1886-8, is grade II listed (list entry 1261389). See the Wikipedia entry for a more detailed history.


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Geographical Context: Railways Place: Blackburn Image Buckets ?: Gone Category: Freight terminal other tags: Freight Terminal Diesel Locomotive Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Freight [4] Other Photos: · Sidings at Blackburn station ·
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SD6827, 361 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Thursday, 30 July, 1992   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 7 August, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 685 277 [100m precision]
WGS84: 53:44.6830N 2:28.7461W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 684 277
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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