2015

SD6827 : Sidings at Blackburn station

taken 10 years ago, near to Blackburn, Blackburn With Darwen, England

Sidings at Blackburn station
Sidings at Blackburn station
I don't know whether these are still used, but compare my photo from 1992 when they certainly were. SD6827 : Freight terminal
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.


Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]   © Copyright Stephen Craven and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence.
Geographical Context: Railways other tags: Railway Sidings Blackburn Station Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
+
+
1:50,000 Modern Day Landranger(TM) Map © Crown Copyright
TIP: Click the map for more Large scale mapping
Grid Square
SD6827, 361 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stephen Craven   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 27 November, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Friday, 27 November, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 6848 2780 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:44.7369N 2:28.7649W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SD 6844 2780
View Direction
EAST (about 90 degrees)
Clickable map
+
NW N NE
W Go E
SW S SE
Image classification(about): Geograph
This page has been viewed about 49 times
You are not logged in | login | register