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Carnforth railway station and depot

Carnforth station, first opened in 1846, is located at the junction of the main London-Glasgow route ("West Coast Main Line"), the "Little North Western" line from Settle Junction, and the Cumbrian coast route to Barrow-in-Furness. The main line platforms have been out of use, probably since electrification in the 1960s, so only trains to Barrow and Leeds in one direction, and Lancaster and Morecambe/Heysham in the other, stop here.

The station became famous as the location for the film "Brief Encounter", set in the 1940s, and as a result has many recreated features of the period, plus a small railway museum.

Carnforth was also a major railway depot in the days of steam, and the last in Britain to remain open when British Rail ceased using steam in 1968. Later it became the Steamtown railway museum, and is currently back in operational use by West Coast Railways who operate luxury diesel-hauled charter trains. Several buildings on the site are listed: the engine shed, wagon works, water tower, coaling tower, ashing plant, preserved signal box from Selside, and the remaining operational signal box to the north of the station.
by Stephen Craven

Created: Sat, 9 Jul 2016, Updated: Tue, 26 Sep 2017


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SD4970 : Train coming off the main line at Carnforth  by Stephen Craven
SD4970 : "County of Essex" at Carnforth by Stephen Craven
SD4970 : Platforms at Carnforth  by Stephen Craven
SD4970 : Carnforth station: Pacer to Heysham by Stephen Craven
SD4970 : Old suitcases at Carnforth  by Stephen Craven
SD4970 : Carnforth Station by Gerald England
SD4970 : Carnforth station: Transpennine unit by Stephen Craven
SD4970 : Hare and tortoise, railway style by Stephen Craven
SD4970 : Carnforth station - station subway by The Carlisle Kid
SD4970 : A familiar platform to many who've never been here by Basher Eyre
SD4970 : Carnforth Station by Gerald England
SD4970 : Carnforth Station by Gerald England
SD4970 : An Iconic Station Clock at Carnforth by David Dixon
SD4970 : Carnforth coaling tower at dusk by Stephen Craven
SD4970 : Underpass, Carnforth Railway Station by JThomas
SD4970 : Carnforth station - big brother is watching you! by The Carlisle Kid
SD4970 : The Coaling Tower, Carnforth Shed by Martin Tester
SD4970 : The Ash Plant, Carnforth Shed by Martin Tester
SD4970 : Carnforth Railway Station and Former Furness Railway Signal Box, by David Dixon
SD4970 : Carnforth station - railwayana sale by The Carlisle Kid
SD4970 : Carnforth station - station clock by The Carlisle Kid
SD4970 : Carnforth station: former steam depot by Stephen Craven
SD4970 : Carnforth station - Tebay accident memorial by The Carlisle Kid
SD4970 : Pendolino passing Carnforth  by Stephen Craven
SD4970 : Carnforth Railway Station by David Dixon

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